Fried Onion Green Gram Soup:

Winters are the times I personally feel difficult to eat heavy meals even for the Lunch..!!

Hence I came up with the Idea of cooking Soup, Salad and Porridge (with a Curry) for winters.!!

And as a part of Today’s Menu I tried this Soup..!!

Ingredients for 4 Bowls of Soup:

1. Green Gram: 1 Small Cup full
2. Onion : 1 Medium Sized.
3. Rice Flour : 1 Table Spoon Full.
4. Oil: 2 Tea Spoons.
5. Jeera/ Cumin : 1 Tea Spoon.
6. Tamarind Pulp: 1 Tea Spoon.
7. Fresh Coriander:  Few Leaves
8. Salt: as Needed.
9. Sugar: A pinch
10. Green Chillies: Maximum 2 in Nos.
11. Coarsely Pounded Pepper: 1 Tea Spoon.

Procedure:

1. Pressure Cook the Green Gram along with Cumin Seeds and Chillies for 6 Whistles..!!
2. Mean while, Heat the oil, Chop Onion Finely and fry brownish and add a Pich of sugar and keep it Aside..!!
3. Now Take the Cooked Green Gram and Chillies, mash well, add enough water to the broth.
4. Take a Soup Pan, add the Broth, mashed Green Gram -chilly, Coriander, Fried Onions, Salt, Tamarind Pulp and add a Spoon of Rice Flour and boil for 10 minutes..!!
5. Check the taste.
6. Finally add Freshly Pounded Pepper and allow to boil for 2 minutes.
7. Finally Close the lid and let it Settle for 5 min..!!
8. Serve Hot this season..!!

Tips:

1. Sometimes, I even choose Aamchur ( Dry Mango)  powder to Tamarind Pulp and tastes Yummy too..!!
2. Burnt Garlic can be used too..!!