Masala Soup

Ingrediants:
1 Cup Lentil (masoor daal)
1 Big Onion
5-6 leaves Garlic
1 Piece Ginger
5 medium sized Tomato
2 Tsp Salt
1 Tbsp Butter
1 Lemon
2 Green Chilles



For Masala :
1 Tsp Corriander
1 Tsp Bengal gram (chana daal)
1/2 Tsp Red Pepper
1/2 Tsp Fenugreek Seeds (methi dana)
A Pinch Asafoetida


For the tempering:
1 Tsp Mustard Seeds (rai)
Little oil
Some chopped Corriander leaves



Method:

Soak the lentil in water for 15mins.Chop the onion.Make a paste of ginger-garlic.Take all the masala ingrediants and fry on tawa without adding oil/ghee till light brown. Cool and grind it in a mixy.

Now take butter in a pan.Add ginger garlic paste and fry.Add oninos n fry it for 2mins.Once half fried, add the soaked daal. Add salt, chopped tomatoes, green chilles finely chopped and masala powder. Put 5 cups of water n take pressure in a cooker.

Sieve it and again put to boil for few mins.Once done add corriander leaves.

Combine the oil and mustard seeds for tempering and add it to the soup.Add few drops of lemon and serve.