Carrot Moong Dal Soup

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CARROT MOONG DAL SOUP

T h e ori g i na l r eci pe i s fr om Ya mu na Devi ’ s , Th e Veg eta b l e T ab l e.   It is a li ttl e wor n a nd


s pl otc h ed on mos t pag es f r om over - enth u s ia s ti c us e.   A g r ea t b ook to s ta r t wi th wh en
wa nti ng to c ook g ood , wh ol es ome Ind ia n mea l s wi th ou t th e a dd i ti on of oni on or ga rl i c .
T h er e is a ls o a s ens e of d evoti ona l c ook i ng i n al l th e r ec i pes whi c h I r ea ll y l ik e.

T hi s i s my ver si on of h er s ou p wi th a f ew ch a ng es .   T h e ori g i na l r eci pe u s es s pli t


moong   d al ( yel l ow) wh i c h r es u l ts i n a l ig h ter s ou p. I pa r ti cu l ar l y pr ef er u si ng th e wh ol e
moong for a h ear ti er Wi nter s ou p.

S e rv e s 4

P r epar a ti on – 45 mi ns

i ng r ed i ent s  

1 cu p who l e mo o ng d al

8 cu ps wate r

4 med iu m c ar r o ts , pee le d and ro u g hl y c ho ppe d

3 who le c ar d amo m pod s ( pee le d and se ed s c ru she d )

1 - inc h pie c e fr e s h g ing e r , fine l y c ho ppe d

1 ts p cu min se e ds

1 ts p who le c or iand e r se ed s

1 s mal l pl u m to mato , fine l y c ho ppe d

¼ cu p  c o ria n d er l ea ves, fin el y ch o p p ed

2 Tb sp l emo n j u ic e,  o r mo re to ta ste

1 ts p fine ro c k s al t

1 ts p fre s hl y gr o u nd pe ppe r

v og g a ra ne

1 – 2 T bs p   g hee

⅛  tsp asa fo eti d a p o wd er

1 dr ie d c hil l i, to r n in hal f

6 fr es h cu r r y le av e s

⅛   ts p tu r me r ic po wd er

pr epa r a t i on

1.     In a med iu m po t, was h the d al u ntil it r u ns cl e ar , d r ain, r e fil l with wate r , add the c ar ro ts,
g ing e r , and c ard amo m po d s and br ing to bo il , the n r ed u ce to a simme r , par tl y c ov er and c oo k
u ntil the d al is s o ft – 30 – 4 0 minu te s.
2.     In a s mal l pan ov er mod e r ate he at, dr y r o ast the cu min and co r iand e r see d s until g ol d e n
and de e pl y fr ag r ant, al l o w to c oo l , the n pl ace in a mo r tar and pe stl e , and gr ind into a ro ug h
po wd e r .

3.     Ad d to the d al with the to mato e s , c or iand e r , le mo n ju ic e , sal t and pe ppe r – tu r n off the
he at.

pr epa r e t he v og g ar a ne

4.     In a s mal l pan ov er med iu m he at, ad d the g hee ,   a sa fo eti da po wder a n d ch i l l i – fry fo r a


few seco n d s, th en ad d th e   cu rry lea ves an d tu rm eric po wder, fry fo r a few m o re seco n ds,
rem o ve from h ea t a n d p o u r i n to th e sou p .  

5 .  Ta ste, ad d i n g mo re sa l t o r l em o n i f n eeded.  I fi n d th e l em o n j u i c e a n d fresh l y gro u n d


p ep p er b ri n g th i s so u p to g eth er, so y ou m ay wa n t to a dd m o re.  Dri z z l e wi th a sp o o n o f
m el ted g h ee wh en servi n g .

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