Indian Dhal Shorva – Lentil Soup

Name: Indian Dhal Shorva – Lentil Soup
Prep time: 1 h 5 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Indian, Asian
Ingredients: 1 small carrot, finely diced; 1 cinnamon stick; 10 curry leaves, fresh, bruised and tied together; 1 small eggplant, finely diced; 237 milliliters fresh coriander leaves; 6 garlic cloves, minced; 2 Tbsps ghee; 1 Tbsp ginger, minced; 1 large green chili pepper, whole but split; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 4 lemons, juice of; 355 milliliters lentils (yellow or red); 1 teaspoon mustard seeds; 1 large onion, chopped; 4 Tbsps plain yogurt; 1 large potato, peeled and diced; 8 servings salt; 2 tomatoes, finely diced; 2 teaspoons turmeric; 2 liters rich vegetable broth

The recipe Indian Dhal Shorva – Lentil Soup could satisfy your Indian craving in around 1 hour and 5 minutes. One portion of this dish contains roughly 12g of protein, 5g of fat, and a total of 237 calories. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 25% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a soup. It will be a hit at your Autumn event. Head to the store and pick up salt, eggplant, juice of lemon, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet.

Instructions

In a large saucepan, heat the ghee and add the dhal, mustard seeds, ground coriander, ground cumin, turmeric, cinnamon stick, garlic, minced ginger, curry leaves, onion, and green chilly pepper. Cook over low heat for 5 minutes until the spices are fragrant and deep brown in color and the onion has softened.

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Ground Coriander

Cinnamon Stick

Mustard Seeds

Curry Leaves

Ground Cumin

Turmeric

Garlic

Ginger

Pepper

Spices

Onion

Ghee

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Sauce Pan

Add the vegetable broth and simmer until the dhal is spft, about 30-45 minutes.

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Vegetable Broth

Remove the cinnamon stick, green chilly pepper and curry leaves.Blend the dhal until smooth with a hand-held electric beater, then return to the saucepan.

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Cinnamon Stick

Curry Leaves

Pepper

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Sauce Pan

Add the diced vegetables and simmer for a further 20 minutes or until the vegetables are soft.

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Vegetable

Add the lemon juice, salt to taste, and chopped coriander. Stir well and serve with a dollop of yogurt, garnished with a few coriander leaves.

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Lemon Juice

Coriander

Yogurt

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Recommended wine: Gruener Veltliner, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Indian on the menu? Try pairing with Gruener Veltliner, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé. The best wine for Indian food will depending on the dish, of course, but these picks can be served chilled and have some sweetness to complement the spiciness and complex flavors of a wide variety of traditional dishes. The Aichenberg Premium Gruner Veltliner with a 4.2 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 12 dollars per bottle.