It’s dal; it’s soup or anything you choose!

Name: It’s dal; it’s soup or anything you choose!
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3 tbsps pigeon peas Toor Dal Split /; 3 tbsps green gram moong dal Split / Split green; 1 Tomato; 7 - 8 spinach Finely chopped leaves; 1 tsp Garlic finely chopped; 1 tsp Olive oil ghee / / refined oil; Salt as per taste; pepper Freshly ground; A dash lime juice of

Gauri Shirke @cook_7836379

Mantri Tranquil, Kanakpura, Bangalore

I like to keep dinners light and simple, hassle free so that I can sit in front of the TV at 9 pm; after clearing my kitchen, having kept the ‘milk bag’ out, the alarm set for the next day to watch Masterchef Australia – All Stars peacefully.
To reach this state of calm and contentment I usually make a soup, this is not a traditional soup with a broth and all, but a mix of some veggies and lentils to make it wholesome and filling or else my stomach is grumbling within the next half n hour!
Another plus is that its all boiled, so way low on calories, I have tempered it with some olive oil and garlic but this can be completely avoided to make it very low cal dinner.
Have a large bowl, with bread sticks crunchy toasted buttery bread or with some hot fluffy rice, it’s sure to fill your stomach and make you smile!
Here’s how to make it:

Gauri Shirke @cook_7836379

Mantri Tranquil, Kanakpura, Bangalore

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Ingredients

3 tbspspigeon peas Toor Dal Split /
3 tbspsgreen gram moong dal Split / Split green
1Tomato
7 - 8spinach Finely chopped leaves
1 tspGarlic finely chopped
1 tspOlive oil ghee / / refined oil
Salt as per taste
pepper Freshly ground
A dashlime juice of

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Steps

1

Take 3 tbsp each of toor dal and split green moong dal, wash under running water, after they are washed soak the dals / lentils for ten minutes.
2

After ten minutes, add to your pressure cooker / pressure cooker vessel one chopped tomato, chopped spinach leaves, the soaked dals and 2 cups of water.
3

Cook in the pressure cooker for 20 minutes or 2 whistles on medium flame – please note the cooking time may change as per the capacity of the pressure cooker.
4

Once cooked remove the boiled soup, you can temper it just as it is or grind it in the mixer grinder to get a smooth texture.
5

In a heavy bottom pan add one 1 tsp of olive oil / ghee / refined oil, once the oil is hot add the finely chopped garlic. Sauté for a minute and then add the dal / soup.
6

Boil it for 3-4 minutes; adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper.
7

Serve hot, if I had my way with a large dollop of home made white butter, but settled for brown bread instead.