easy dal soup recipe | dahl soup | lentil soup recipe | daal soup
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 5 minutes
- Cook time: 20 minutes
- Total time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 3 Servings
- Category: Soup
- Cuisine: north indian
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp masoor dal
- 3 tbsp moong dal
- 2 tbsp toor dal
- 1 inch ginger
- 2 clove garlic
- 1 tomato (chopped)
- 1 carrot (chopped)
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 cup water
- ½ tsp pepper powder
- 1½ cup water (adjust consistency)
- 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)
Method
- firstly, in a bowl take 3 tbsp masoor dal, 3 tbsp moong dal and 2 tbsp toor dal.
- rinse well and soak for 30 minutes.
- now transfer the soaked dal to a pressure cooker.
- add 1 inch ginger, 2 clove garlic, ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp salt and 2 cup water.
- cover and pressure cook for 2 whistles on medium flame.
- once the pressure releases, cool completely and transfer to the blender.
- blend to smooth paste.
- take the veggie dal paste to a large kadai.
- add ½ tsp pepper powder and 1½ cup water. adjusting consistency as required.
- mix well and simmer for 5 minutes or until the flavours are well absorbed.
- finally, add 2 tbsp coriander and dal soup is ready to serve.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.