Lauki & Moong Dal Soup
Serves
1
Calories
59 kcal
Preparation
10 min
Cooking
15 min
Total
25 min
Meal
Dinner
Difficulty
Easy
Protein
1.52 g
Carbs
8.01 g
Fat
2.88 g
Fibre
1.84 g
❤️ Health Benefits
- ✔ Lauki provides a light, water-rich vegetable base.
- ✔ Moong dal provides protein while keeping the meal simple.
- ✔ Spinach and vegetables add fibre and nutrients.
- ✔ The warm, soft consistency makes it suitable for a light evening meal.
🥕 Ingredients
vegetables
- Bottle Gourd (Lauki) — 1 Cup
- Tomato — 1/4 Cup
- Spinach Leaves — 1/2 Cup
- Carrot — 2 Tbsp
Spices
- Cumin Seeds — 1/4 Tsp
- Table Salt — 1 To Taste
Oils
- Cow Ghee — 1/2 Tsp
👨🍳 Instructions
- Wash the moong dal and soak for 10–15 minutes.
- Heat ⅓ tsp ghee and add cumin seeds.
- Add tomato, carrot and lauki. Cook for 2 minutes.
- Add moong dal, spinach and 300 ml water.
- Cook until the dal and vegetables become soft.
- Lightly mash or blend the soup.
- Add a little salt and black pepper and serve warm.
👩⚕️ Doctor's Tips
- 💡 Keep dinner light and comfortably filling. No bread, roti, rice or extra snacks are needed with this recipe.