Ingredients

• 1/2 cup - tuar dal
• 1/2 cup - tamarind pulp (thick)
• 2-3 cups - vegetable pieces (carrot, water gourd, drumstick, yellow cucumber, sweet potato)
• Onion - optional
• 4-5 leaves - curry leaf
• Coriander
• A pinch of turmeric powder
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 tsp - sugar
• For soup powder:
• 1 tsp - channa dal
• 2 tsp - coriander seeds
• 1/2 tsp - methi seeds
• 6 - red chillies, roast without oil and grind them well

How to Make Tangy Mixed Vegetable Soup

• Cook the vegetable pieces and dal separately (pressure cooking is optional).
• Add cooked dal, vegetables and tamarind pulp and add 2 cups water and bring to a boil.
• Add turmeric power and 3 tsps. of above said soup powder.
• Then add salt, sugar and garnish with coriander and curry leaves.
• Now, for seasoning, in a little ghee, fry 1 red chilli, rai, jeera seeds and add to the vegetable soup.