Recipes - Dal and Vegetable Soup
- Sylvia Lobo, Valencia, Mangalore
- Kuwait
Ingredients:
2 tbsp. Masoor Dal
½ cup Chopped Carrot
½ cup Chopped Potato
½ cup Chopped Cauliflower
½ cup Chopped Cabbage
2 medium Tomato (chopped)
2 medium Onions (chopped)
1 tbsp. Chopped Capsicum
1 tbsp. Chopped Coriander Leaves
A pinch of Turmeric Powder
Few Curry Leaves
2 tbsp. Butter
Salt - As desired
For Spice Bag
Crush coarsely and tie in a Muslin
A pinch of Asafoetida
¼ tsp. Cumin Seeds
¼ tsp. Pepper Seeds
¼ tsp. Methi Seeds
2 Garlic Flakes
1 Cinnamon Stick
2 Cloves
¼" Ginger
Method
Pressure cook Dal with 1 ½ cups of water with a pinch of Turmeric. When it cools, mash it well and keep it aside. Heat butter in a pressure cooker and fry Onions, Curry Leaves, Coriander Leaves, Capsicum and Tomato and fry for 2-3 minutes. Add vegetables and fry one by one stirring constantly for a few minutes. Pour just enough water to cover the vegetables and pressure cook along with the spice bag till one whistle on reduced flame. cool down, squeeze and discard the spice bag. Mash the Vegetables and strain through a sieve. Add the Mashed Dhal to the strained Soup. Dilute with water if required. Re-heat the soup with salt as desired and serve hot.
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