Tag: spicy lentil soup

The Everyday Moong Dal

The Everyday Moong Dal

    Dal has always been the classic comfort food.   This is my everyday Dal. A warm fragrant bowl with a drizzle of lemon juice soothes and coddles like old socks when I am sick in bed. The hissing  of the pressure cooker speaks of homecoming and the 

Lehsuni Moong Dal: Garlic Flavored Yellow Moong

Lehsuni Moong Dal: Garlic Flavored Yellow Moong

    Of all the infinite ways that Dal is cooked in India, this happens to be just another one; hearty and laden with the warm, distinct aroma of garlic. Quite popular, mostly in the northern regions of India, the flavors here are deep and 

Red Lentils with Cumin and Fried Onions

Red Lentils with Cumin and Fried Onions

I have been very eloquent about my love of red lentils in a lot of posts before. This is another of my favorite recipe from home – my dida’s recipe,  a comforting dish fondly remembered and spiced with love and memories.

Turkish Red Lentil Soup with Sumac

Turkish Red Lentil Soup with Sumac

A simply designed soup with very subtle and exquisite flavors; cumin, mint and sumac combined in a bowl with the red lentils makes a  refreshing soup with very earthy flavors.

Red Lentil & Vegetable Soup

Red Lentil & Vegetable Soup

A plain old lentil soup, can bring immense comfort sometimes.