Nourishing Moong Soup for Weight Loss

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup mung (whole green gram)
• 1 tsp olive oil or oil
• 1/4 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
• 4 to 5 curry leaves (kadi patta)
• 1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing)
• salt (namak) to taste, use less salt for blood pressure control.
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)

Steps

1. To make nourishing moong soup, clean and wash the moong, add 5 cups of water and pressure cook for 3 to 4 whistles.
2. Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid.
3. Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan and add the cumin seeds.
4. When the seeds crackle, add the curry leaves, asafoetida and moong(along with water), mix well and bring to boil.
5. Add the lemon juice and mix well. Serve the nourishing moong soup hot garnished with coriander.
6. To enhance the nutritive value of the nourishing moong soup, add ¼ cup of low-fat chopped paneer and ¼ cup of grated carrots after step 4 and simmer till the carrots are tender.