Ingredients:
- Olive oil 3-4 tbs
- Pyaz (Onion) cubes 2 medium
- Tamatar (Tomatoes) 2 medium
- Gajar (Carrot) 1 large
- Masoor daal (Orange lentil gram) 1 Cup (soaked for 1 hour)
- Tez paat (Bay leaf) 1
- Lehsan (Garlic) 4 cloves
- Kali mirch powder (Black pepper powder) 1 tsp
- Zeera powder (Cumin powder) 1 tsp
- Namak (Salt) 1 tsp or to taste
- Chicken or vegetable stock 2 Cups
- Pani (Water) 5-6 Cups or as required
- Podina (Mint leaves)
- Kali mirch (Black pepper) crushed
- Dried mint leaves
Directions:
In pot,add olive oil and onion,mix well and fry until translucent.
Add tomatoes and carrot,mix well.
Add orange lentil gram and mix well.
Add bay leaf,garlic,black pepper powder,cumin powder,salt and cook for 2 minutes.
Add chicken or vegetable stock and mix well.
Add water and bring it to boil,cover and cook on low flame for approx. 1 hour.
Remove bay leaf,switch off the flame,allow it to cool for few minutes and blend until smooth with the help of hand blender.
Switch on the flame and cook on high flame until desired consistency or 8-10 minutes and keep stirring in between.Lentil soup is ready!
Heat griddle and roast mint leaves until crispy and brown,set aside and crush with your hands.
On serving bowl,add lentil soup,black pepper crushed,dried mint leaves,croutons & serve.
Ajza:
- Olive oil 3-4 tbs
- Pyaz (Onion) cubes 2 medium
- Tamatar (Tomatoes) 2 medium
- Gajar (Carrot) 1 large
- Masoor daal (Orange lentil gram) 1 Cup (soaked for 1 hour)
- Tez paat (Bay leaf) 1
- Lehsan (Garlic) 4 cloves
- Kali mirch powder (Black pepper powder) 1 tsp
- Zeera powder (Cumin powder) 1 tsp
- Namak (Salt) 1 tsp or to taste
- Chicken or vegetable stock 2 Cups
- Pani (Water) 5-6 Cups or as required
- Podina (Mint leaves)
- Kali mirch (Black pepper) crushed
- Dried mint leaves
Directions:
Pot mein olive oil aur pyaz dal ker ache tarhan mix karein aur translucent hunay tak fry ker lein.
Tamatar aur gajar dal ker ache tarhan mix karein.
Masoor ki daal shamil karein aur ache tarhan mix ker lein.
Tez paat,lehsan,kali mirch powder,zeera powder aur namak dal ker 2 minutes kliya paka lein.
Chicken or vegetable stock dal ker ache tarhan mix karein.
Pani shamil karein aur ubal anay ka bad dhak dein aur halki ancch per approx.1 hour kliya paka lein.
Tez paat ko nikal lein aur chulha bund ker dein aur thori dair kliya thanda hunay dein aur hand blender ki madad sa daal ka mixture ko smooth blend ker elin.
Chulha on karein aur tez ancch per desired consistency ya 8-10 minutes tak paka lein aur bech bech mein chamcha chalatay rahein.Lentil soup tayyar hai!
Tawa garam karein aur podina ko crispy aur brown hunay tak roast ker lein aur bahir nikal ker haathon ki madad sa crush ker lein.
Serving bowl mein daal ka soup,kali mirch crushed,dried podina aur croutons dal ker serve karein
