Indian Pea Soup Munk Dal

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   Prepare the ingredients. To prepare Indian pea soup Munk Dal, we will need: 1.7 liters of water; 200 g of dried peas; 200 g of pumpkin; 1 carrot; 50 g of melted butter; 20 g of fresh ginger root; ground coriander; turmeric; wig; 1 tsp cumin and salt.

2. Step 2:

   

   Rinse the peas thoroughly until the water becomes clear. Pour a large amount of hot water over the peas for 5 hours. Then drain the water, and rinse the peas again.

3. Step 3:

   

   Peel the ginger root and grate it on a fine grater or finely chop it.

4. Step 4:

   

   Pour the peas into the pan, add ginger, coriander, paprika and turmeric and half of the melted butter.

5. Step 5:

   

   Pour cold water into the pan.

6. Step 6:

   

   Put the pan on the stove. Bring to a boil over high heat. Then reduce the heat and cook at a low boil for 1 hour, periodically removing the foam.

8. Step 7:

   

   Peel the pumpkin and cut into small cubes.

9. Step 8:

   

   Peel the carrots and also cut into cubes.

10. Step 9:

    

    Add carrots and pumpkin to the pot. Cook for about 30 minutes more until the peas are ready. It should boil well.

11. Step 10:

    

    Heat the remaining butter in a frying pan. Add cumin. Fry on low heat for 1-2 minutes.

12. Step 11:

    

    Add salt to the soup and mix. Add the fried cumin to the soup, mix.

13. Step 12:

    

    Turn off the heat, cover the pan with a lid and let it brew for 5 minutes. Enjoy your meal!