SPICED CARROT AND LENTIL SOUP - DAY 1

Welcome to my cookbook Cookerypoint - Ila's Kitchen. Hmmm , this is soup week..ya I am gonna post varieties of soups for this week for Blogging Marathon. My theme for marathon is 7 days of soups. Yummy na and I would like to thank Srivalli for another marathon. Today my soup is Spiced Carrot and Lentil Soup which is healthy one. Red or yellow lentils can be used to prepare soup. This is very easy and healthy soup, which is perfect for evening refreshment. Lets go to our recipe ...

Ingredients:

Carrot - 1 no (Peeled and Grated)
Yellow lentil - 1/2 cup
Vegetable Stock - 2 cups
Cumin seeds - 2 tspn
Red Chilli - 2 no
Yogurt - 1 tbspn
Olive oil - 2 tspn
Coriander leaves - To garnish

Preparation:

Heat the pan and dry fry the cumin seed and redchilli for a minute.
Reserve some tadka for garnishing at the end.
Now add olive oil to the same pan with cumin seed and chilli.
Add grated carrot when the oil become hot.
Fry for few minutes and add yellow lentils to it.
Now add vegetable stock until lentil immerse or according to your consistency.
Bring to boil and simmer for 15 minutes until dal is cooked.
Alternatively,dal can be cooked before and simmer for 5 minutes.
Cool the dal mixture and blend it well until smooth.
Now add reserved tadka,corianderleaves and yogurt for garnishing.
Carrot and Lentil Soup is ready to serve.

Serving Suggestion:

This yummy and healthy Carrot and Lentil Soup can be served for evening refreshment.

Check out my Blogging Marathoners doing BM#4 hosted by Srivalli


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