Moong Daal Shorba

Shorba is a variety of soup or stew found in national cuisines.It is gravy of soupy consistency and can be served with roti or paratha.Originally shorbas were made with meat or chicken the vegetarian variety came up much later.

Today I have prepared Moong Daal Shorba.This is well flavored and with a chilly chutney toast can pass off as a full meal. Ideal for one of those rainy days when you want to sip on something hot , but light and spicy.

 ½ cup............ yellow moong daal

½ tsp ..............ginger, finely chopped

1tsp................ onion, finely chopped

2.......................green chillies, finely chopped

1.......................tomato finely chopped

¼ tsp.............. pepper, coarsely crushed

Salt to taste

Lemon juice

Coriander leaves.

Wash and soak the daal for 1hour.

Heat a pressur cooker.

Add onions,ginger,green chilly, daal , half the tomato and salt.

Add water and pressure cook for 2 whistles.

Let the pressure drop.

Add the rest of tomato, coriander, lemon and pepper.
Check consistency.If you need to add water do so and give it a boil.

Serve with grilled spicy chutney bites.

Chutney

2...................green chilly

1tbsp.......... coriander leaves

2tbsp.......... farsaan sev / boondi / murmura

Salt to taste

Lemon juice

Blend all to a smooth paste ,adding a little water to get the chutney consistency.

This chutney should be spicy.


Chutney Toast

Grill bread slices to crisp and golden.

Apply chutney.

Serve with shorba.

This goes to Kalyani's Magic Mingle# 7

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