Lentil Soup

This recipe is invented by my husband. And it is so delicious that we can eat it everyday!!

And yet its very simple!

Comfort Food...Anytime :)

Ingredients:

Lentil Soup mix/ mix of dals - 375gm

1 boiled onion

Olive oil - 1 tsp

Onion - 1 - finely chopped

Saunf - quarter tsp

Garlic - finely chopped

Ajwain - quarter tsp

Procedure:

1. Pre soak the lentil soup mix in warm water for 1 hour.

2. Pressure cook it and keep aside

3. Take a wok, add olive oil, add the chopped garlic, saunf and ajwain and them add the chopped onions and fry them till golden brown.

4. Add the boiled lentil soup mix and add salt as required.

5. Mash the boiled potato and add it in the lentil soup.

6. Let it boil for another 10 mins.

The delicious Lentil soup is ready.

Serve it hot. Garnish it with Oregano and Chili flakes.

Khekada Bhaji/ Onion Fritters

Khekada bhaji is very similar to Onion bhaji, with a slight twist. They resemble Khekada meaning Crab due to its irregular shapes. 

The preparation is also slightly different to that of onion bhaji. Khekada bhaji is prepared by adding very little besan to thin long slices of onion. We also add a bit of rice flour to make them crisp.

Ingredients:

Onions - 3  

Besan - around 2 tbsp

Rice flour - 1 tbsp

Chili powder - 1 tsp

Salt

Ajwain/ Carom seeds - quarter tsp

Saunf - quater tsp

Cumin powder - half tsp

Oil - for deep frying

Coriander leaves - finely chopped

Procedure:

1. Cut the onions into half and slice them horizontally. Make long thin slices

2. Take a bowl and add the onion slices and separate them.

3. Add the salt, chili powder, ajwain, cumin powder and mix well

4. Crush the Saunf coarsely using mortar and pestle and add it in the mix.

5. Leave this for 15-20 mins. The salt will help to release the moisture from onions.

6. Next add 1 tbsp rice flour.

7. Next slowly add the besan. Add just enough besan to bind the mixture maybe around 2 tbsp. 

8. Heat oil in a deep frying pan.

9. Add one spoon of the oil to the besan mix and mix well.

10. Once the oil is hot, take a spoon and leave little besan in the oil. Keep reapeating this for 3-4 times.

11. Deep fry them on a medium flame till nicely golden brown.

12. Once done, take them on a kitchen roll and fry the next batch.

13. Keep repeating, till all are done.

The Delicious Khekada Bhaji is ready.

Serve them hot and fresh with coriander chutney.