Toor Dhal Lentil Soup

Ingredients

• 1 cup toor dhal (or red lentils), washed
• 4 cups water or more
• Half tsp turmeric
• Half onion, chopped
• 1 or more tomatoes
• 1 mild chilli (optional)
• 1 carrot, finely sliced
• 2 tbsp oil
• Half onion for frying
• Half tsp each cumin seeds, mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds
• 10 curry leaves
• 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• Coriander leaves to top (Mum skips these)

Method

1. Boil the lentils with the turmeric until soft. Add onion, tomato, chilli and carrot.
2. Frying pan: oil, onion, cumin, mustard and fenugreek seeds, curry leaves, garlic. Fry till brown.
3. Pour into the soup, cook 10 more minutes. Top with coriander. Eat with rice.

Notes

Mum's recipe from Shandra at the bank. Mum uses more veg and no coriander.