Such a healthy soup. Includes cereals, pulses, vegetables and green leaves!!
And the best part, it is one pot recipe!!
1 cup channa (chick pea) - soaked overnight
1/2 cup green gram - soaked overnight
Onion - 1 large
Ginger - 1 tbsp
Garlic - 1 tbsp
Celery (optional) - 1 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Chilli powder - 1 tbsp
Tomato - 1 medium
Tomato puree - 1/2 cup
Potato - 1 large, peeled and cubed into large chunks
Salt
Pepper - 1 tbsp
Coriander leaf - 3 tbsp + extra for garnish
Mint leaf - 3 tbsp
White rice - 1/2 cup
Maida - 2 tbsp (might be necessary)
Olive oil / vegetable oil - 2 tbsp
Lemon - 1 for serving
Heat oil in a heavy bottomed vessel with tight lid or in a pressure cooker.
Fry the onion, garlic and celery on medium heat until transparent.
Add the soaked channa / chick peas, ginger, turmeric powder, chilli powder and 2 cups of water. Pressure cook for 2 whistles and simmer for 10 minutes or cook on open flame until the peas softens. If cooking in open vessel, then please keep a check on the water level.
Add the tomato puree, tomato, green gram, potato, rice, salt, pepper, coriander leaf , mint leaf and 4 cups of water.
Heat until boils and reduce flame. Cook till rice softens. If required, add more water.
Just before serving, boil again and if soup is not thick, then add the maida mixed with 1/2 cup of water.
Stir until the soup becomes thick.
Serve hot with toasted bread and lime wedges.
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