Carrot Soup

Ingredients:

• 1 cup grated carrots
• 1 cup finely chopped spinach
• 2 tbsp split green gram
• 1/2 cup each of roughly chopped onions, potatoes and tomatoes
• 1 tbsp margarine
• 2 tbsp tomato sauce
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves
• Salt and pepper to taste

Procedures:

1. Wash all the vegetables except the onions and pressure cook in 6 cups of water with the lentil. Cook for 5 minutes after the whistle.
2. Cool, blend in a blender.
3. Reserve the stock.
4. Melt the margarine in a saucepan and saute the onions lightly.
5. Then add the stock, sugar, tomato sauce, salt and pepper.
6. Boil for 5 minutes and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
7. Serve hot