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Ethnic Recipe and Meal Ideas
This site is designed to help you if you are looking for ethnic recipes or meal ideas from around the globe. You can search for a recipe (using the search box on the right) or use the drop down menus at the top of the page which include region, country, base ingredient or "pot luck"
 


Indian Recipe and Meal Ideas
Indian Food and Meal Ideas
Letil Soup

A soup preparation from lentil.
For US to UK equivalents see this rough guide

Recipe Ingredients:

  • ¾ teacup masoor dal (washed)
  • 3 sliced onions
  • 4 cloves crushed garlic
  • ½ teaspoon chilli powder
  • 3 tomatoes
  • 2 teaspoons oil
  • salt to taste
  • For serving
  • lemon juice



Method:


For garnish
1 tablespoon boiled rice
1. Heat the oil and fry the onions for 1 minute. Add the garlic and chilli powder and fry again for ½ minute.
2. Add 6 teacups of water, the tomatoes, masoor dal and salt and cook in a pressure cooker till the first whistle.
3. When cooked, blend in a mixer.
4. Boil for 5 minutes.
Serve hot with lemon juice and garnished with boiled rice.
Health Information: Pulses are an important source of protein containing twice as much protein as the same weight of
cereals. The combination of cereals and pulses provides protein of high biological value.


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For US to UK equivalents for food weights and measurements see this rough guide

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