Dal vegetable soup, lentil vegetable soup

Directions

1. 1
   Add the soup base ingredients - moong dal, carrots, tomatoes, onion, garlic - to a pressure cooker with enough water to submerge the ingredients
2. 2
   Pressure cook for 3-4 whistles or 15 minutes (Alternatively, cook them in a covered pot until the dal is soft and the vegetables turn mushy)Open and let this mixture cool while you chop up the vegetables needed to add on to the soup
3. 3
   Once cool, blend the moong dal mixture to an almost smooth paste
4. 4
   Heat butter in a pan and add the chopped vegetables except spinach - mushroom, carrot, celery - and saute until they turn soft
5. 5
   Add the pureed moong dal mixture
6. 6
   Top up with 3-4 cups water or as much as you'd like to bring to to the right consistency
7. 7
   Bring to the boil and add salt and sugar
8. 8
   Finally add the spinach leaves and boil again for a minute or two
9. 9
   Add cracked pepper and lemon juice, mix well, and serve hot