Moong Dal Soup
Moong Dal Soup
Ingredients
Method
Method for crotons
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup raw moong dal
- 1:4 water
- Salt to taste
- Pinch of white pepper
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/4 tsp chopped dill (optional)
- Croutons
Method
- Wash the dal well and put in a pressure cooker .
- Add water and salt to the dal in the cooker
- Close the lid of the pressure cooker and cook on full flame till the start of a whistle .
- Remove the cooker from the flame and let it open naturally.
- Take a pan and place a strainer on it
- When the cooker opens pour the cooked dal on the strainer
- Strain the cooked dal by mashing it in on the strainer
- Mash all the dal till it becomes a smooth liquid
- In the end a little dal is left ,like a residue .
- Discard it .
- Put the pan on the stove and cook on low flame ,stirring continuously for few minutes .
- Now slowly add the milk into the soup ,stirring all the time
- Then add the white pepper (optional)
- Mix it in well ,cook for few minutes .
- Done .
- Garnish with crotons and chopped dill .
Method for crotons
- Cut 1 slice of brown bread into small cubes and keep aside .
- Take a pan ,add a few drops of oil
- Warm the oil a little Add the cubes bread pieces
- Cook on low flame stirring in between, till it becomes a nice brown and crisp .
- Crotons done
- Ready to garnish .
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