Dal Soup Recipe

Ingredients:
Masoor dal - 2 tbl sps
Garlic - 2 flakes
Small onions - 3 (chop finely)
Butter - 1 tsp
Coriander seeds - 2 tsps
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Fenugreek - a pinch
Red chilli - 1
Green chilli - 1
Chopped coriander leaves - 1 tbl sp
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Curry leaves - few
Tomato paste - 1 1/2 tbl sps
Salt - as required
Lemon - 1

Method:
1. Pressure cook dal with 1 1/2 cups water with a pinch of turmeric powder.
2. When it cools down mash it well
3. Dry roast coriander seeds, cumin, fenugreek till good smell comes. Powder coarsely in a mixie.
4. Heat butter and fry crushed garlic and then chopped onions.
5. Fry till raw flavour goes in reduced flame so that colour is not changed.
6. Add tomato paste and cook for a minute or two.
7. Add powdered ingredients, mashed dal, slit green chilli and broken red chilli.
8. Dilute it with enough water and then add salt, curry leaves and coriander leaves.
9. Heal till boiling point and remove from fire.
10. Close with a lid and keep aside, strain it well and reheat it just before serving.
11. Squeeze lemon and serve hot.