Vegetable Soup

Ingredients:
8 Bean soup mix - 1/2 cup
(mix of Lentils & Pulses - available in stores)
Onions - 1 med
Garlic - 2 pods
Ginger - small piece
Carrot - 1
Peas + Corn - 1/3 cup
Vegetable broth - 1 can (optional)
Diced tomatoes canned - 1 cup
Crushed pepper - 1 tsp
Mustard, Zeera and chana dal for seasoning
Parsley
Jalapeno
Salt
Olive oil - 1 tbsp

Method:

1. Soak the soup mix i.e lentils+pulses overnight. Wash them and pressure cook for nearly 3 whistles. They should be cooked soft.
2. Chop onions, mince garlic, cut carrots and jalapenos and keep them aside.
3. Heat oil in a soup pan, do the seasoning with mustard, zeera and chana dal.
4. Add onions, ginger and garlic and saute them until onions become translucent. Remove ginger from this and throw. We just need the flavor and not the spiciness.
5. Add carrots, peas and corn, saute once and let them cook with lid ON.
6. When they are done, add diced tomatoes and cook.
7. Then add pressure cooked soup mix and veg broth. Add water if needed.
8. Add salt, crushed pepper, parsley and jalapenos according to your spiciness.
9. Boil until the oil floats and then remove from the flame.
   

That's it! Hot Hot Healthy vegetable soup is ready!

Enjoy like this or serve with some bread crumbs and black pepper.