Masoor Dal Soup

Off late, We are trying to have a healthy dinner with soup and salad. I tried this soup out of Tarla Dalal's recipe book and it tastes really good. This soup is very filling as it has dal, rice and vegetables in a pureed form.  To make this soup you ll need

* 1/2 cup masoor dal (orange colored dal)

* 1/4 cup rice

* 1/2 cup  red onion 

* 1/2 cup green capsicum

* 1/2 tomato

* Milk - 1/2 cup

* Water - 1/2cup

* Salt - to taste

* Pepper - to taste

1.Wash the dal and rice . Pressure cook with vegetables in 1 1/2 cups of water. 

2. Once the pressure has reduced, open the cooker and mash the contents using a hand blender. If it gets too thick add water to blend. All the ingredients must be mashed completely.

3. Add the 1/2 cup of milk and 1/2 cup of water now and bring to boil. If the mixture is still too thick then add water to bring to flowing consistency. 

4. Add the salt and pepper according to your taste and enjoy !!!.

We usually have this soup with couscous salad.I will post the recipe for that as well, I have not uploaded any pictures but I will very soon once I get my computer sorted out. I hope you enjoy making this soup :)

Asparagus Soup

It's been a while since I posted any recipes, I have been too lazy to take pictures while cooking and a recipe without pictures is like a painting without colours. Ah well, I promise to take pictures while I cook , but just for once lets start with today's recipe without pictures. Asparagus, I have never seen one until I lived in Adelaide , Australia but I had tasted the ready to make cream of asparagus soup my grandpa used to get us, from Mumbai. It was delicious and so ever since I wanted to make fresh asparagus soup and enjoy the creamy rich soup. Asparagus is not only low in calories and sodium it is also a good source of dietary fiber which we don't get in all foods.


So here's what you'll need to make this soup
* Asparagus - one bunch
* Small Onion - half finely chopped
* Unsalted Butter - 1 tsp
* All purpose flour - 1 tbsp
* Milk - 1/2 cup
* Fresh cream - 1/2 cup
* Salt and Pepper to taste

1. Boil the asparagus and onions with enough water ( or vegetable broth) to cover all the pieces. Boil until the asparagus is soft and looses its bright green colour to dull green.
2. Let it cool for a while.
3. Blend the boiled mixture entirely till the asparagus is crushed completely.
4. In a pan melt the butter add 1 tsp flour and add salt and pepper and sauté for 2 minutes. Do not let the flour brown.
5. Add 1/2 cup water and let the flour dissolve if needed add more water to dissolve lumps.
6. Then add the blended mixture, milk and cream, let the mixture boil for a while.
7. Serve with croutons or garlic bread.

Isn't things a quick and easy recipe to make a great dinner. What you waiting for go ahead and try it and let me know how you liked it. :)