Green Moong Dal Soup | Lentil Soup

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Green moong dal soup is a healthy, nutritious soup made using whole green gram / sabut green moong dal. This is a vegan, diabetic-friendly, heart-friendly, nutritious, protein-packed recipe.

This is an Indian-style lentil soup recipe that is tempered with cumin seeds. It is also known as dal soup or dhal soup.

Dal/lentils are a staple food in India. Dal is prepared almost every day for meals and served along with rice or roti. Dal is considered to be the main source of protein for many vegetarians.

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Apart from making normal dal for meals, lentils are also used to make soup by adding a variety of vegetables and green leafy vegetables.

Green moong dal soup is one of such comforting and nourishing lentil soup that is easy to make and keeps you full for a longer period of time.

Making moong dal soup is very easy. This can be done in a pressure cooker on the stovetop or in an instant pot or electric cooker too. This lentil soup makes a perfect appetizer or starter.

Lentil soups are versatile, you can easily tweak the recipes according to your preference by adding any kind of lentils like yellow mung lentils, red lentils or black chickpeas along with herbs and spices that are available to you.

You will find varieties of lentil soup that are simmered with vegetables such as carrots, sweet potato, potatoes or green leafy vegetables. Including lentil soups in your diet is a good way to add some protein especially for plant-based diets and vegetarian diets.

This soup makes a perfect snack for evenings or as a light meal for dinner. This is a no onion no garlic recipe.

The best part of making lentil soup is that they are low in calories, rich in minerals, rich in protein and high in fiber. Making it an ideal dish for weight watchers and heart patients. This soup is easy to digest and rich in antioxidants too.

I have kept this recipe very simple using just a hand full of ingredients. The main spice that I have used here is cumin seeds.

Just a simple tempering of cumin seeds adds a subtle flavour to this delicious soup along with a dash of freshly squeezed lemon which adds a nice depth to this dish.

This soup gets a wonderfully creamy texture due to the addition of green moong lentils (dal) without even the adding cream or coconut milk.

You may use masoor dal (red lentils) / whole brown lentils (sabut masoor dal) / yellow moong dal as per your choice. If you like, you can mix a variety of lentils together to make this soup instead of using just one lentil.

Including legumes pulses in everyday meals is a great way of including proteins when on a plant-based diet to get your daily intake of necessary nutrients.

Ingredients

Green Moong Dal / Green Gram Lentils: I used whole green moong dal that I soaked in water overnight and pressure cooked till they were tender.

Spices: I have used black pepper powder for that hint of spice along with a teaspoon of cumin seeds which adds a beautiful flavour to this dish.

Seasoning: I used table salt to season and a dash of lemon juice which adds a nice depth to this soup. Also I have garnished this soup with mixed Italian herbs to give it a nice refreshing taste and flavour.

Water: To adjust the consistency of the soup.

Oil: I used just half a teaspoon of sunflower oil for tempering.

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Let’s see how to make moong dal soup / green gram lentil soup with minimal staple ingredients in your home kitchen.

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Serves: 3 Persons
Prep time: 20 minutes (pressure cooking)
Cook time: 15 minutes (cooking in the saucepan)

Soaking time: Minimum 8 hours / overnight
Cooking level: Easy
Taste: Spicy & Flavourful

  • 2 cups Whole Green Moong Lentils / Dal
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon Hing (Asafoetida)
  • 1 teaspoon Black Pepper Powder (Freshly crushed taste best)
  • Salt to taste
  • Lemon Juice as per taste
  • Water to adjust the consistency of the soup
  • 1/2 teaspoon Oil for tempering
  • Coriander leaves finely chopped (to garnish)
  • To make this nutritious soup the first thing to do is to soak the green gram lentils / moong dal for about 8 hours or overnight.
  • So, in a deep bowl or saucepan, add green moong lentils and 4 cups of water. Cover the pan/bowl and let the moong lentils soak for 8 hours or overnight.
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  • These moong lentils double in size when soaked hence use a big pan or bowl to soak the lentils.
  • Once soaked, drain the water and rinse the lentil under running tap water.
  • Pressure cook the moong dal using 3 cups water for 4-5 whistles. Allow the steam to escape naturally before opening the cooker lid.
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Pressure cooked moong lentils
  • Cool this dal to lukewarm or room temperature. Add the cooked moong lentil in the blender along with the water in which it was cooked and blend to a very fine paste.
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  • Transfer this blended lentil paste into a saucepan. Add water as per the soup consistency you require.

Note: As this soup cooks it thickens in consistency hence add water accordingly.

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  • Add one teaspoon of black pepper powder along with salt and hing (asafoetida). Mix well.
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  • Keep on stirring the soup as it tends to stick to the bottom of the pan. Using laded try and remove white foam that comes on top.

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  • Meanwhile, let’s make tadka / tempering. In a tadka pan heat half teaspoon of oil. Add 1 teaspoon of cumin seeds and let them sizzle till golden brown.
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  • Pour this tempering over the soup and mix. Cook on a medium flame for 5 minutes stirring occasionally.
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  • Green moong dal soup/lentil soup is ready to serve.
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  • Garnish moong dal soup / lentil soup with finely chopped coriander and squeeze lemon juice while serving.

Note:

You can refrigerate this soup for 3-4 days. Heat before serving.

Detailed Recipe

green moong dal soup lentil soup vegan vegetarian

Green Moong Dal Soup – Lentil Soup

Anjali P
Green moong dal soup is a healthy, nutritious soup made using whole green gram / sabut green moong dal. This is a vegan, diabetic-friendly, heart-friendly, nutritious, protein-packed recipe.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Soup
Cuisine Indian
Servings 3 people

Equipment

  • 1 Pressure Cooker You can use Instat pot too
  • 1 Mixer Grinder

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Whole Green Moong Lentils
  • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
  • 1/4th tsp Hing (Asafoetida)
  • 1 tsp Black Pepper Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Oil for tempering
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tsp Lemon Juice (per serving)
  • Mixed Herbs (To garnish)
  • 2 cups Water (To cook the lentils)

Instructions
 

  • Soak the green gram lentils / moong dal for about 8 hours or overnight.
  • In a deep bowl or saucepan, add green moong lentils and 4 cups of water. Cover the pan/bowl and let the moong lentils soak for 8 hours or overnight.
  • Moong lentils double in size when soaked hence use a big pan or bowl to soak the lentils.
  • Once soaked, drain the water and rinse the lentil under running tap water.
  • Pressure cook the moong dal using 3 cups water for 4-5 whistles. Allow the steam to escape naturally before opening the cooker lid.
  • Cool this dal to lukewarm or room temperature. Add the cooked moong lentil in the blender along with the water in which it was cooked and blend to a very fine paste.
  • Transfer this blended lentil paste into a saucepan. Add water as per the soup consistency you require.
  • Add one teaspoon of black pepper powder along with salt and hing (asafoetida). Mix well.
  • Keep on stirring the soup as it tends to stick to the bottom of the pan. Using laded try and remove white foam that comes on top.
  • For tempering / tadka: In a tadka pan heat half teaspoon of oil. Add 1 teaspoon of cumin seeds and let them sizzle till golden brown.
  • Pour this tempering over the soup and mix. Cook on a medium flame for 5 minutes stirring occasionally.
  • Green moong dal soup/lentil soup is ready to serve.
  • Garnish moong dal soup / lentil soup with finely chopped coriander and squeeze lemon juice while serving.

Notes

Note: As this soup cooks it thickens in consistency hence add water accordingly.
 
You can refrigerate this soup for 3-4 days. Heat before serving.
 
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3 thoughts on “Green Moong Dal Soup | Lentil Soup”

    • sorry for the late reply. It can be freezed for a week but as the moong lentils have a pungent smell that might not taste well I suppose. I have never freezed it myself.

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