Ingredients

• 3/4 cup - masoor dal
• 4 cups - chicken stock or water
• 1 - medium sized carrot
• 1 - small onion
• 2 - cloves of garlic
• 1 - bay leaf
• 2 - cloves
• 8-10 - peppercorns
• 1 - small stalk celery (optional)
• 1/2 cup - low fat milk
• For garnishing:
• 1 tbsp - mint leaves (chopped)

How to Make Lentil soup

• Wash the dal and put in a pressure cooker with stock or water and the rest of the ingredients.
• Pressure-cook for 4 minutes.
• Remove bay leaf.
• Liquidise the soup in a blender.
• Add milk.
• Serve hot, garnished with a little chopped mint leaves.