Masoor Dal Soup With Spinach

Ingredients:

Masoor dal (split red gram lentils) - 1 cup
Spinach, freshly washed - 1/2 cup (or two handfuls)
Ginger, chopped fine or grated - 2" piece (makes this recipe very gingery!)
Vegetable Oil - 1 tbsp
Rai (mustard seeds) - 1 tsp
Jeera (cumin seeds) - 1 tsp
Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp
Haldi (turmeric) powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - to taste

Cooking time: 20-25 min (15 min soak, 10 minute cook)

Servings: 2-3

Method:
Wash and soak the dal in water for 10-15 minutes. In the meantime, bring 3 cups of water to a boil in a pan. Add the fresh washed spinach leaves to the pan. Drain the dal and add this to the pan. Add haldi, red chili powder and salt to taste. Cook on medium heat until the dal is cooked (about 10 minutes). Season this with rai and jeera sputtered in 1 tbsp of hot oil.

Author: Shrinkingsodacan