Indian Lentil And Vegetable Soup Recipe Video
Lentil soup is healthy and very satisfying dish. Its a great soup for lunch served with bread.
Summary
Preparation Time10 MinCooking Time15 Min
Ready In25 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Health IndexAverageServings4
Interest GroupHealthy
Ingredients
1/2 cup lentils (masoor dal)
1 cup of carrots, sliced in 1/2 inch pieces
1/2 cup of green string beans, sliced ½ inch pieces
1 cup of celery, sliced in ½ inch pieces
3 medium size tomatoes cut into 8 pieces
About ½ inch ginger thin sliced
1½ teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon turmeric (haldi)
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Chaunk (seasoning):
2 tablespoon clarified butter (ghee) or 2 tablespoons oil
1/2 teaspoon cumin seed (jeera)
1/2 teaspoon garam masala
Half a lemon
Directions
Wash lentils and soak in 2 cups of water for 1 hour or longer. Once soaked, the lentils should be about double in volume.
Heat 4 cups of water in a pressure cooker on medium high heat. Next add soaked lentils, salt, turmeric, black pepper, ginger, carrots, green beans, celery, and tomatoes.
Close the pressure cooker and put the weight (or seal the exhaust).
As the pressure cooker starts steaming turn the heat down to medium and cook for about 6 minutes.
Turn off the heat and wait until steam has stopped before opening the pressure cooker.
Mix dal well, if dal is thick add more boiling water and make the consistency as you desire. Soup should be chunky.
Chaunk (seasoning):
For seasoning (chaunk) heat the butter in a small saucepan, add cumin seeds and wait until cumin seed crack. Then pour it over the soup.
Add garam masala to the soup and mix it well.
Before serving squeeze a few drops of lemon juice.
Heat 4 cups of water in a pressure cooker on medium high heat. Next add soaked lentils, salt, turmeric, black pepper, ginger, carrots, green beans, celery, and tomatoes.
Close the pressure cooker and put the weight (or seal the exhaust).
As the pressure cooker starts steaming turn the heat down to medium and cook for about 6 minutes.
Turn off the heat and wait until steam has stopped before opening the pressure cooker.
Mix dal well, if dal is thick add more boiling water and make the consistency as you desire. Soup should be chunky.
Chaunk (seasoning):
For seasoning (chaunk) heat the butter in a small saucepan, add cumin seeds and wait until cumin seed crack. Then pour it over the soup.
Add garam masala to the soup and mix it well.
Before serving squeeze a few drops of lemon juice.
Editors Review
Want a vegetarian protein rich soup for your diet? Chef Manjula has a lentil and vegetable soup from Indian cuisine. She uses a pressure cooker for quick boiling. The best part of the recipe is its seasoning; using whole cumin seeds gives a nice flavor to the soup. Vegan friends can replace the butter with oil. This soup is best enjoyed with Indian flat bread.Chef
