Indian Split Pea Soup

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A novel soup recipe, Indian split pea soup is a vegetable and lentil soup with a difference. The split pea is boiled along with spices and tomatoes to create a perfect healthy winter soup recipe.

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Indian Split Pea Soup recipe - How to make Indian Split Pea Soup

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Chunky Indian Soups

Preparation Time: 20 min Cooking Time: 1 hr 15 min Total Time: 801 hours 20 minutes 4
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Ingredients

1 1/3 cups toovar (arhar) dal
5 1/2 cups water
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 fresh green chilli, chopped
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera) powder
1 tsp ground coriander (dhania) seeds
1/2 small cucumber
3 spring onions
6 tbsp plain curds (dahi)
salt and black pepper (kalimirch) powder to taste

Method

Wash and drain dal.
Place in saucepan with water and turmeric and bring to a boil. reduce heat and cover. simmer in low heat for 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours. remove from heat.
Place peas and liquid into blender. add lemon juice and rest of the ingredients except the yogurt,cucumber and the scallions.
Dice the cucumber and the scallions just before serving.
Garnish with it and a swirl of yogurt.