Name: The Masoor Dal curry (Lentil Soup)
Ingredients: 1 To pressure cook; 3/4 cup masoor dal; 1/2 tsp asafoetida powder; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1/4 tsp fennel seed powdered; 1/4 tsp cumin seed powdered; 2 cups water; to taste salt; 2 To Garnish; 1 number green chilli pepper slitted; 2 numbers tomato chopped; 1 tsp chopped ginger; 2 tsps chopped garlic; 1 number onions diced; 2 tsps coriander leaves chopped; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 1/4 tsp black pepper ground; 1/2 tsp garam masala; 1/4 tsp cumin powder; 2 tbsps sunflower oil; 2 numbers clove; 2 numbers cardamom; 1 number cinnamon stick; to taste salt

The Masoor Dal curry (Lentil Soup).

You can cook The Masoor Dal curry (Lentil Soup) using 24 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of The Masoor Dal curry (Lentil Soup)

It's 1 of To pressure cook.
It's 3/4 cup of masoor dal.
It's 1/2 tsp of asafoetida powder.
You need 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder.
It's 1/4 tsp of fennel seed powdered.
It's 1/4 tsp of cumin seed powdered.
It's 2 cups of water.
Prepare to taste of salt.
You need 2 of To Garnish.
It's 1 number of green chilli pepper slitted.
You need 2 numbers of tomato chopped.
You need 1 tsp of chopped ginger.
It's 2 tsps of chopped garlic.
Prepare 1 number of onions diced.
You need 2 tsps of coriander leaves chopped.
Prepare 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder.
Prepare 1/4 tsp of black pepper ground.
It's 1/2 tsp of garam masala.
It's 1/4 tsp of cumin powder.
Prepare 2 tbsps of sunflower oil.
You need 2 numbers of clove.
Prepare 2 numbers of cardamom.
Prepare 1 number of cinnamon stick.
Prepare to taste of salt.

The Masoor Dal curry (Lentil Soup) step by step

Wash the dal. Add the ingredients 1 to pressure cooker. Keep it in medium flame..
After the first whistle, keep for another 8 minutes in low flame. Switch it off and wait until the full pressure is released..
Meanwhile, you can prepare the garnish..
First, put the pan on the stove. Pour oil. When hot, add clove, cardamom, cinnamon, onion, garlic, ginger, chilli..
Saute it until onion turn transparent and soft. Add the Masala mix and stir till the aroma of the masala comes out..
To it add the tomatoes, stir until it is soft and the juices evapourate..
Add a pinch of salt. Note that you have already added salt in pressure cooked ingredients. So add salt accordingly..
To the pressure cooked dal, add the garnish and bring it to boil. Add coriander leaves..
Now it is ready to be served. It goes well with Chapathi/roti/basmati rice..