ShoreSahib's Green Mung bean Soup with Spinach

Daal: Green Moong also called Sabut Moong or Hari Mung about 3 cups

Garlic: 8 Cloves: Peeled and coarsely chopped

Red Onion: Half Small thinly sliced

Ginger fresh: Finely julienned strips about 3 tablespoons.

Spinach: One Lb pack frozen cut or use fresh organic baby spinach.

Tomatoes: Coarsely Chopped 3 Roma

Jalapeno Peppers or Serrano peppers: 4

Spice Mixture:
One Tablespoon lal Mirch
half Teaspoon Haldi

Ground Dhuniya Powder: Half tablespoon


Put Daal in Pressure cooker with garlic, spinach, spices, salt, 3 Jalapeno peppers and 3 glasses of water. Also add One heaping tablespoon of any Indian or Pakistani Red Chilli Pickle in Oil. You can also experiment with any other pickle.

Cover. Cook for 10 minutes after whistle goes off on medium heat.

Cool the pressure cooker under running water.

after cooling open lid and Using a hand held blender or Cuisinart puree lightly the spinach and daal.

Then add water to desired consistency and let slowly simmer and bubble on low heat.

Add half cup olive oil to a frying pan and heat.

add the half sliced red onion, and when it lightly browns, add 5-6 whole round red chillies, 3 tablespoons of sliced ginger strips, two jalapenos with slits cut in the middle vertically, and a pinch of zeera.

When the zeera browns and releases fragrance, quickly empty the contents of the Baghar (tadka) pan into the Pressure cooker with simmering Daal.

Stir lightly and serve.

Its very healthy, highly nutritious. High in protein, fiber and Vitamins. Using OLive oil for Baghar adds good heart healthy fats as well.

Enjoy with Plain Whole Wheat Roti and Kachumar.
Also serve with Toasted Whole Wheat Bread with a just a hint of cream butter and it will make a delectable Lunch or dinner.


Here is my recipe for Kachumar:

One Red onion Finely sliced and rubbed with sea salt and rinsed well.

One Green Chilli Finely Diced.

One Firm Tomato: Finely Diced.

Juice of One Lemon or Lime.

Salt, Pepper.

A few leaves of Fresh Mint Diced very finely or you can add dried Mint Flakes as well.