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Westbengal · Breakfast

Spinach and Lentil Soup

Traditional 58. Spinach and Lentil Soup recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• 1/2 cup moong dal
• 200g fresh spinach, roughly chopped
• 3 cups water
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 2 tbsp ghee
• 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
• 1-2 green chillies, slit
• Salt to taste
• Fresh coriander for garnish

👩‍🍳 How to make Spinach and Lentil Soup

1. Boil dal (12 mins, high): Combine dal, water, turmeric. Bring to rolling boil, simmer 10-12 mins until dal is soft and breaks easily.
2. Blanch spinach (2 mins, boiling water): Boil spinach briefly in salted water, drain, squeeze dry.
3. Heat ghee (1 min, high): Ghee shimmering.
4. Add spinach (1 min, medium): Stir in spinach, coat with ghee.
5. Combine with dal (1 min, medium): Pour spinach mixture into cooked dal, stir. Simmer 2 mins for flavors to blend.
6. Check consistency (1 min, low): Soup should be creamy, pourable. If too thick, add more water.

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