Yellow Mung Dal Soup

Ingredients

• Yellow mung dal 1 cup
• Water 10 cups
• Turmeric, ground 1/2 tsp
• Fresh cilantro, chopped 1/4 cup
• Chilies 2, halved
• Salt 2 tsp
• Vegetable oil 2 tbsp
• Cumin, ground 1 tsp
• Onion, minced 1/2 cup

Preparation

1. Steam the drumsticks in a pressure cooker and scoop out the pulp. Keep aside.
2. Cook the daal with tomato in the pressure cooker. Tie the cumin and pepper mixture in a muslin bag and put it in the daal while cooking.
3. Cool the mixture and discard the spice bag.
4. Blend it with the drumstick pulp in a mixer.
5. Strain or pass through a sieve and dilute with water. 
6. Serve hot.

Medicinal Properties of Yellow Mung Dal Soup

Being easily digestible, Mung Dal soup is highly recommended in conditions of diarrhea, thirst, and fever. It is an excellent diet in post surgical conditions too. Mung Dal soup is very good as a beginning diet for toddlers. However, for toddlers please do not add onion, chilies and cilantro, and use less oil.