Daal (lentil) Soup

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Ingredients:

cup Moong daal
2 cups Water
tsp Cumin seeds
1 tsp Butter or Ghee
A pinch of Asafoetida
A pinch of Turmeric powder
Lime juice according to taste
Salt, Black Pepper powder as per taste


Method:
Pressure cook washed gram till very soft.
Keep aside 1 tbsp boiled Moong. Blend the rest, after cooling.
In a pan, heat butter add cumin seeds. When they splutter add the asafetida and moong soup.
Add salt, turmeric, lime and pepper.
Boil for 10 minutes. Add left over 1 tbsp whole moong , boil till thick enough for soup.
Serve hot.


Tip: If a soup or stew is too salty, add raw cut potatoes. Discard them after they have cooked - they will have absorbed the salt.