Vegetarian

Indian Dal (Lentil Soup) is for Side Dish.

Indian Dal (Lentil Soup) takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Indian Dal (Lentil Soup) takes 25 minutes to cook.

Indian Dal (Lentil Soup) makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Indian Dal (Lentil Soup) are:

1) Toor Dhall (actually, any dhall other than urid and channa dhall will do) - 2 cups
2) Water - 3.5 cups
3) Salt to taste
4) Onion - chopped, 1 tbsp
5) Tomato - chopped, 1
6) Green chillies - slit - 2
7) Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
8) Coriander Powder - 1 tsp
9) Cumin Powder - 1 tsp
10) Garlic - 3 cloves
11) Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
12) Amchur (Dried Mango Powder ) - 1 tsp, optional
13) Kasoori Methi Powder - 1 tsp, optional
14) Coriander leaves - chopped - around 1 tbsp
15) Butter - 1 pat

Here is how you make Indian Dal (Lentil Soup):

1) Soak the lentils for around an hour.2) In a pressure pan, add the butter and let it melt. Once it has melted, add the ginger garlic paste and saute for around 5 seconds.3) Add the cumin seeds, the garlic cloves, the green chillies and saute.4) Add the chopped onion and the masala powders and saute.5) After the onion turns translucent, add the tomatoes and saute. Add salt to taste.6) Add the water and the soaked dhall and close the pressure pan and let it cook until three whistles. Alternatively, if you are cooking in a normal pan/wok, just cover it and let it simmer until the lentils are cooked.7) Simmer for some time, remember the longer it simmers, the better the taste.8) Once cooked, mash the lentils well with the back of a ladle/spoon, garnish with coriander leaves and serve.Some people may add more clarified butter and also a little garam masala at this stage, so feel free to do so.Serving Size:?6 1/2 cup servingsNumber of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RAMBLINGS.

The nutritional information for Indian Dal (Lentil Soup) is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 74.5

• Total Fat: 1.8 g
• Cholesterol: 1.3 mg
• Sodium: 592.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 11.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.8 g
• Protein: 3.8 g

Indian Dal (Lentil Soup) is Indian cuisine.

The dietary needs meet for Indian Dal (Lentil Soup) is Vegan