Savoury Soup

Ingredients

• 2 tsp cooked tur dal
• 1/2 cup thin tamarind juice
• 1 cup vegetable stock or water
• 1 tomato
• 2 flakes garlic
• 1/2 tsp mixture of pepper, cumin and coriander powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp ghee or butter

For Garnishing

• 1 tsp coriander leaves, chopped
• 1 tsp curry leaves, roasted

Method

1. Grind the tomato and garlic to a paste.
2. Now mix the cooked dal, tamarind water, vegetable stock or water, tomato-garlic paste, salt and the mixture of pepper, cumin and coriander powder.
3. Boil for 5 minutes and strain.
4. Add butter or ghee and serve garnished with coriander and curry leaves.