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Masoor dal soup

Name: Masoor dal soup
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Modern Indian
Ingredients: 2/3 cup rinsed masoor dal (red lentils); 2 tsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 1 chopped onion; 3 cloves garlic; 1/2 inch ginger; 2 chopped tomato; 1 chopped carrot; 1/4 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 1/2 tsp cumin powder (ground cumin); 1/2 tsp black pepper; 3 3/4 cups water; 1 tbsp lemon juice; Salt, to taste; 2 tbsp coriander leaves (cilantro)

Red lentils, tomato and pepper blended silky. Somewhere between dal and soup, and delighted about it.

30 minTime

8 gProtein each

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Masoor dal soup.

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Ingredients

Masoor dal (red lentils)⅔ cup, rinsed

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tsp

Cumin seeds½ tsp

Onion1, chopped

Garlic3 cloves

Ginger1.5 cm

Tomato2, chopped

Carrot1, chopped

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Cumin powder (ground cumin)½ tsp

Black pepper½ tsp

Water3¾ cups

Lemon juice1 tbsp

Saltto taste

Coriander leaves (cilantro)2 tbsp

Method

4 steps

1Heat oil in a cooker, crackle cumin, add onion, garlic and ginger until soft.
2Add tomato, carrot, dal, turmeric and water. Pressure cook 3 whistles and let the pressure release naturally.
3Blend smooth, return to heat, add cumin powder, pepper and salt and simmer 3 minutes.
4Finish with lemon and coriander.

Serve it like this

Ladle into warm bowls and serve hot, with a few coriander leaves on top.

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