Spinach & Lentil Soup

About Spinach & Lentil Soup

Ingredients

• Spinach, chopped ¼ medium bunch
• Split Bengal gram (chana dal), soaked for 30 minutes 1½ cups
• Salt to taste
• Turmeric powder ½ tsp
• Refined oil 1 tsp
• Ginger, finely chopped 1 tsp
• Green chilli, finely chopped 1
• Medium onion, finely sliced 1
• Medium tomato, finely chopped 1
• Fresh coriander leaves, chopped 1 tbsp

How to Make Spinach & Lentil Soup (Stepwise Photos)

Method

1. Heat 4 cups of water in a deep non-stick pan, add split Bengal gram, salt and ¼ tsp turmeric powder and cook for 15-20 minutes or till done.
2. Heat oil in another deep non-stick pan, add ginger and green chilli and saute lightly.
3. Add onion and saute till translucent. Add tomato and spinach and cook till spinach is cooked.
4. Add salt and remaining turmeric powder and mix well. Add boiled split grams along with the water in which they were boiled. Mix well and cook till well blended.
5. Transfer into a serving bowl, garnish with coriander leaves and serve piping hot.

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Chef Shantanu Gupte

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Chaitrali Deshmukh

Thank you for the amazing instructions.

I have success w/ my dosa but does not last long stored in the refrigerator.

Maybe I am fermenting for too long, or add the salt before the rise?

I also was wondering if it is important to blend separately or can it be blended all together?

Reply

Chef Saransh Goila

Hi Chaitrali,
Yes, cut down the fermentation time and add salt only to the required portion at the time of making the dosa. Also storing in smaller containers just enough for a day helps. Once the batter in a larger container is disturbed (by stirring or scooping out a little etc), I feel it turns sour faster. You can blend them together if you want. But we do it separately because we want the dal batter to become fluffy and the rice batter slightly coarse. Fluffy dal batter makes the dosas light and coarse rice batter makes them extra crispy without making the dosas hard. Hope this helps