This lentil soup is made with spinach and garnished with garlic flakes and other vegetables
Spinach Lentil Soup
Recipe by S Kamala
Course: SoupsCuisine: IndianDifficulty: Easy
Servings
4
servingsPrep time
10
minutesCooking time
30
minutesThis lentil soup is made with spinach and garnished with garlic flakes and other vegetables
Ingredients
Spinach – a small bunch
Thuvar Dhal – 1/4 cup
Onion – 1
Carrot – 1
Garlic flakes – 2 (small size)
Oil – 1 tablespoon
Water – 5 cups
Mint leaves – few
Almond sliced into thin flakes – few
Salt and pepper powder as required
Directions
- Remove the spinach leaves from the stem and wash it well. Take one big bowl of leaves and keep aside.
- Chop carrot, onion and garlic.
- Cook thuvar dhal in a pressure cooker till soft.
- In a thick bottomed vessel add the oil and when it is hot add chopped onion and garlic and fry for few seconds.
- Add carrot pieces and sauté for two to three minutes.
- Then add spinach leaves and mix it well.
- Add the cooked dhal along with the water and allow to cook for few minutes. Remove and blend it well.
- Sprinkle salt and pepper.
- Add few mint leaves and almond flakes. Serve hot.
Notes
- If you use mixie for blending, then allow the content to cool. Strain the water and keep it aside. Put the residue in the mixie and grind it well. Strain this and add it to the reserved water and bring to boil. This way, we will get clear soup.
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Thank you Jyotsna for your kind words.
hi can you tell me any barley recepies
will try out………..