Masoor dal soup comprises red lentil (masoor dal) cooked with vegetables, garlic, onions, black pepper, and other spices. It is quick and easy to make masoor dal soup at home, which you will find explained in detail in my recipe.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Masoor dal soup is very healthy and tasty.
- Serve it with roti, paratha, toasted bread, or steamed rice for a wholesome meal.
- Masoor dal soup tastes slightly earthy, nutty, and spicy.
- Other similar recipes are moong dal soup, toor dal soup, moong-masoor mixed dal soup, masoor dal tadka, and spinach dal soup.
The Ingredients:
- ½ cup masoor dal (red lentil)
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- 1 piece onion (medium size, finely chopped)
- 1 tbsp garlic (4 to 5 cloves, finely chopped)
- 1 piece tomato (medium size, diced roughly)
- 1 piece potato (medium size, diced roughly)
- 1 piece carrot (medium size, diced roughly)
- Salt to taste
- 1.5 liters water (hot)
- ½ tsp black pepper (crushed)
- Coriander leaves (a handful, finely chopped)
This recipe came from the woman who brings handmade soaps to our society market and homes. While buying from her during Diwali stalls, I noticed her daughter munching on something delicious. I asked, and she said, “Maa’s special.” Her mother offered me a bit and shared the recipe right there.
I made it that week. My husband said it smelled festive, and my sons loved its freshness. Now, it is our bazaar evening snack. That moment reminded me that creativity flows in many forms—sometimes in scented soaps, sometimes in recipes passed between stalls under fairy lights.
How to Make Masoor Dal Soup? (Step by Step Guide with Images)
Step 1: Take ½ cup of masoor dal (red lentil) in a bowl, wash nicely, and keep it aside.
Step 2: Now, take a kadai and put 2 tbsp of cooking oil in it on a medium flame. When the oil is hot, put 1 piece of onion (medium size, finely chopped) in it. Stir and fry it for a minute or two until the onions turn translucent.
Step 3: Now, add 1 tbsp of garlic (4 to 5 cloves, finely chopped) and fry it for a couple of minutes as well until the garlic and onions become soft.
Step 4: Now, add 1 tomato (medium size, diced roughly) to it. Stir and fry it until the tomato pieces become tender and start secreting their juice, as shown in the image below.
Step 5: At this point, add 1 piece of potato (medium size, diced roughly), 1 piece of carrot (medium size, diced roughly), and salt to taste. Mix them nicely, stir, and cook for another couple of minutes.
Step 6: Now, add the washed masoor dal to it. Mix it nicely with the other ingredients in the kadai.
Step 7: Then, add 1.5 liters of hot water to it. Mix nicely, adding salt if necessary.
Step 8: Cover the kadai and cook the soup on a low to medium flame for about 15 to 20 minutes.
Step 9: After 20 minutes, remove the lid and check the doneness of the dal and vegetables.
Step 10: Switch off the gas stove. Blend the soup with a hand blender.
Step 11: Check the creaminess of the soup and continue blending more if needed.
Step 12: Now, switch on the gas stove and crush about ½ a teaspoon of black pepper. Also, add a handful of finely chopped coriander leaves to it. Mix them nicely and cook for another couple of minutes to bring it to a boil.
Step 13: Your homemade tasty and healthy masoor dal soup is eventually ready to enjoy. Serve it in a soup bowl and enjoy.
Recipe Card
Masoor Dal Soup | Lentil Soup
Ingredients
- ½ cup masoor dal red lentil
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- 1 piece onion medium size, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp garlic 4 to 5 cloves, finely chopped
- 1 piece tomato medium size, diced roughly
- 1 piece potato medium size, diced roughly
- 1 piece carrot medium size, diced roughly
- Salt to taste
- 1.5 liters water hot
- ½ tsp black pepper crushed
- Coriander leaves a handful, finely chopped
Instructions
- Take ½ cup of masoor dal (red lentil) in a bowl, wash nicely and keep it aside.
- Now, take a kadai and put 2 tbsp of cooking oil in it on a medium flame. When the oil is hot, put 1 piece of onion (medium size, finely chopped) in it. Stir and fry it for a minute or two until the onions turn translucent.
- Now, add 1 tbsp of garlic (4 to 5 cloves, finely chopped) and fry it for a couple of minutes as well until the garlic and onions become soft.
- Now, add 1 tomato (medium size, diced roughly) to it. Stir and fry it until the tomato pieces become tender and starts secreting their juice, as shown in the image below.
- At this point, add 1 piece of potato (medium size, diced roughly), 1 piece of carrot (medium size, diced roughly) and salt to taste. Mix them nicely, stir and cook for another couple of minutes.
- Now, add the washed masoor dal to it. Mix it nicely with the other ingredients in the kadai.
- Then, add 1.5 liters of hot water to it. Mix nicely, adding salt if necessary.
- Cover the kadai and cook the soup on a low to medium flame for about 15 to 20 minutes.
- After 20 minutes, remove the lid and check the doneness of the dal and vegetables.
- Switch off the gas stove. Blend the soup with a hand blender.
- Check the creaminess of the soup and continue blending more if needed.
- Now, switch on the gas stove and crush about ½ a teaspoon of black pepper. Also, add a handful of finely chopped coriander leaves to it. Mix them nicely and cook for another couple of minutes to bring it to a boil.
- Your homemade tasty and healthy masoor dal soup is eventually ready to enjoy. Serve it in a soup bowl and enjoy.
