MOONG SOUP

INGREDIENTS :

• 1/4 cup Moong (green gram , whole)
• Salt, pepper according to taste
• Lime juice according to taste
• 1/4 tsp. cumin seeds
• 1 tsp. butter or ghee
• 2 cups water
• A pinch of asafoetida
• A pinch of turmeric powder

METHOD :

Pressure cook washed gram till very soft. Keep aside 1 tbsp. boiled Moong. Blend the rest, after cooling.In a pan, heat butter add cumin seeds. When they splutter add the asafetida and moong soup. Add salt, turmeric, lime and pepper. Boil for 10 minutes. Add left over 1 tbsp. whole moong , boil till thick enough for soup. Serve hot.