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A hearty and aromatic Indian soup featuring a blend of mung beans, pigeon peas, yellow split peas, green split peas, and chickpeas. The legumes are simmered until tender and blended with fresh spinach and a tempering of cumin, asafetida, and garam masala for a deeply flavorful, comforting meal.
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Five Dahl Soup
Description
A hearty and aromatic Indian soup featuring a blend of mung beans, pigeon peas, yellow split peas, green split peas, and chickpeas. The legumes are simmered until tender and blended with fresh spinach and a tempering of cumin, asafetida, and garam masala for a deeply flavorful, comforting meal.Ingredients
Directions
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Sort & wash the legumes. Combine in a bowl & soak in hot water for 1 hour. Drain. Combine the legumes with the stock, turmeric, coriander, ginger root & 1 tb of the ghee in a ;arge pot. Bring to a boil & simmer covered for 1 1/2 hours. Stir occasionally. Remove the pot from the heat, add the salt & beat with a whisk till the soup is quite smooth. Add the coarsely chopped spinach & cook gently for 10 minutes. Heat the reamining ghee. When hot, add the cumin & chilies. Fry for 20 seconds then add the bay leaf, asafetida & cayenne. A few seconds later, add 3 tb water. Cook for a minute or so & then pour into the soup. Sprinkle in the garam masala & coriander & serve.
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Shredded ginger root
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Minced green chilies
Nutrition Facts
Servings 1
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 188.5kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 5.1g8%
- Saturated Fat 0.7g4%
- Cholesterol 0.0mg0%
- Sodium 4965.6mg207%
- Total Carbohydrate 37.7g13%
- Dietary Fiber 17.0g68%
- Sugars 3.5g
- Protein 9.4g19%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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