Masoor Dal Soup

Ingredients:

3/4 cup masoor dal (split red lentil)

3 onions, sliced

3 tomatoes

4 cloves of garlic (lehsun), crushed

1/2 tsp chilli powder (optional)

3 tsp curry powder

1 tbsp ghee

salt to taste

To serve :

lemon slices

1/4 cup Steamed Rice

Method:

Heat the ghee in a vessel and fry the onions for a little time. Add the crushed garlic and chilli and curry powders. Fry again until it gives a nice aroma. Add 6 teacups of water, the tomatoes and the washed masoor dal and cook in a pressure cooker. When cooked, pass the mixture through a sieve. Boil for 15 minutes. Add salt. Serve hot with cooked rice and slices of lemon.