Whole Masoor Dal / Indian Brown Lentils Soup
This is a healthy Indian Dal which is served with rice and roti. Whole masoor dal or sabut masoor dal is cooked in aromatic spices.
Servings: 6 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole brown gram lentils (masoor dal)
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp salt or as per taste
Preparation of Curry Paste
- 2 onion
- 2 tomato
- 1 green chilli
- 1 inch ginger
- 6 garlic pods
- 1 inch cinnamon stick
- 4 cardamom
- 4 cloves
- 6 black pepper
- 3 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 1 tsp cumin powder
Final Preparation
- 3 - 4 tbsp ghee or refined oil
- ½ tsp hing
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp dry roasted kasuri methi (powdered)
- 4 - 6 tbsp coriander leaves (chopped)
Instructions
- Wash and soak dal in water for 30 minutes.
- Then pressure cook in 1 glass water (add salt and turmeric powder) for 3 - 4 whistles.
- Let it cool and then open the lid. Don't strain out water even if it's not mushy.
- In the mean while prepare the puree or paste with all ingredients mentioned under "preparation of curry paste" section above.
- Heat ghee or oil in a deep pan or kadai.
- Add bay leaf and wait for 10 - 15 seconds so that it will be aromatic.
- Then add the prepared curry paste and saute.
- Add salt and cover with a lid for faster cooking. Stir in between.
- Or saute without covering the pan. Cook until it becomes brown and leaves oil on sides.
- Once this paste is cooked well, add boiled dal to the pan and give it a good stir. If required add 1 cup water more.
- Simmer it for 5 - 7 minutes. Add crushed roasted kasuri methi. Stir occasionally.
- Turn off heat and garnish with chopped fresh coriander leaves and 1 tbsp ghee on top and mix.
- Masoor dal is ready. Serve with rice or roti or as soup.
