Dhal and Vegetable soup

Ingredients:

• 1 Tab. sp. Masoor dal or Green gram dal
• 2 cups Mixed diced vegetables (carrots, beans, turnip, cabbage, peas and cauliflower)
• 1 Chopped onion
• 1 Bay leaf
• 1 Tea. sp. Butter
• Salt
• Black pepper
• For spic bag:
• Crush the following items and tie in a muslin cloth.
• Small onion 2, Garlic 1 flake, cumin seeds 1/2 tsp., green chilly 1 and black pepper 1 spoon.

Method:

• Pressure cook dal in just enough water and mash well to smooth consistency.
• Heat butter in a pressure pan and put bay leaf.
• Add onions and fry them well for 1 - 2 minutes.
• Add finely diced vegetables in that and stir for few minutes, in reduced flam.
• Pour water and smashed dal in that. Add salt and put the spice bag in that.
• Mix well and close the lid of the pan and pressure cook it till one whistle.
• Cool down and squeeze the spicy bag and through it out.
• Transfer the soup in a serving bowl and add black pepper.
• Serve with soup sticks or make toping with bread crumbles.