SLC28-W2 // "Lentils Soup"

_{Hello everyone. I am @mueeinislam
From #Bangladesh 🇧🇩}

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Assalamu Alaikum, I am really happy to participate in the second week of "Steemit Challenge Season 28. A nutritious and healthy soup made with the best of three ingredients: yellow moong dal, red lentils and brown lentils. A very tasty and delicious balanced and strong soup for people of all ages in winter. This week I will participate in the "SLC28-W2//"Lentils Soup". competition organized by respected teacher @uzma4882 madam, thank you very much for organizing this great competition. I believe I will know very well about soup this season. So let's start..!!

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🍲 Make an in detail step by step recipe of Lentils Soup (4)

All the ingredients for making "Lentils Soup"🍲

Ingredients	Quantity
Yellow mung beans	⅓ cup
Red lentils	⅓ cup
Sabut Masoor Dal	⅓ cup
Tomato	1 chopped
Carrot	1 finely chopped
Cabbage	1 small (finely chopped)
Onion	1 small onion, chopped
Onion leaves	8-10 grams chopped
Ginger paste	1 teaspoon
Garlic	3 clove's
Turmeric powder	1/2 teaspoon
Cumin powder	1/2 teaspoon
Paprika powder	½ tsp for taste
Black pepper powder	¼ teaspoon
Bay leaf	2 pcs
Butter	1 teaspoon
Salt	for taste
Waters	To boil 3 cups

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🍲 Step - 01 🍲

• First, I washed the vegetables I bought from the market, such as carrots, tomatoes, onion leaves, and cabbage, thoroughly with water. Then I cut the vegetables into small small pieces with a knife.

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🍲 Step - 02 🍲

• I washed the yellow moong dal, red lentils, and whole lentils thoroughly, placed them in 3 separate bowls, and soaked them in water for about 10 minutes.

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🍲 Step - 03 🍲

• I put a pressure cooker on the stove, added 3 glasses of water, and then added the pre-soaked lentils one by one.

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🍲 Step - 04 🍲

• Now I will add my pre-chopped vegetables like chopped tomatoes, chopped carrots, chopped onion leaves, chopped cabbage to the pressure cooker.

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🍲 Step - 05 🍲

• Now it's time to add the spices, like ½ teaspoon turmeric powder, ½ teaspoon cumin powder, ½ teaspoon red chili powder, bay leaf, and salt to taste. Then mix all the ingredients well.

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🍲 Step - 06 🍲

• All the ingredients have been put in the pressure cooker, now put the lid on the pressure cooker and set it for three to four whistles. Because so that all the ingredients will be very soft and creamy texture will be created. After the creamy texture is created in the pressure cooker, I took the mixture out of the pressure cooker and kept it in a container.

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🍲 Step - 07 🍲

• Blender is the best way to get a better smoothie texture from vegetable and lentil mixtures. Now I blend the mixtures well in a blender and make a smoothie mixture.

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🍲 Step - 08 🍲

• For the next step, I put a pan on the stove, heat butter in it on low heat, add ginger garlic paste, and finely chopped onion leaves one by one. Now I will cook them and keep stirring them gently. So that it is well fried. Then I will add the lentils and vegetable mixture and cook for more than 8-10 minutes.

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🍲 Step - 08 🍲

• Finally, while cooking the lentil soup, I add 1 cup of water to thin out the flavor and texture. Now I cook the soup for 6 to 7 minutes, so that all the flavors of the lentil soup blend and the texture of the soup is formed. After cooking, I sprinkle black pepper powder on top of the soup and pour it into a bowl.

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🍲 what challenges do you face during making the soup and in list the prices of each ingredients in your local currency and steem (1.5) 🍲

I had a little trouble making my lentil soup this week. It is a whole lentil soup, I was looking for this whole lentil in every grocery store in our area, but no grocery store could give me it. They have all kinds of lentil but they did not have this whole lentil. So I went to a few grocery stores in our neighborhood market, and finally got this whole lentil in one grocery store. I read about getting the whole lentil, I already had all the ingredients ready at home. Alhamdulillah, I followed your recipe post and made this lentil soup very easily.

Below is the list of each ingredient in Lentils soup, along with its name and price.👇

SL.NO	PRODUCTS NAME	BDT PRICES	STEEM PRICE
01	Yellow mung beans - 250 grams	31 tk	3.41
02	Red lentils -250 grams	22 tk	2.42
03	Whole lentils -250 grams	30tk	3.30
04	Tomato -100 grams	14tk	1.54
05	Carrot - 100 grams	14tk	1.54
06	Cabbage - 1pcs	40tk	4.44
07	Onion leaves -50 grams	4tk	0.44
08	Butter - 30 grams	45tk	4.95
09	Bay leaf	5 tk	0.55
10	Black pepper powder -10 grams	12tk	1.32
11	Turmeric powder -10 grams	13tk	1.43
12	Cumin powder- 10 grams	8tk	0.88
13	Garlic -50 grams	6tk	0.66
14	Ginger -50 grams	6tk	0.66
15	Paprika powder - 30 grams	85tk	9.35

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🍲 What healthy nutrients are found in Lentils Soup and what is your personal experience of having a warmth and healthy lentil soup bowl in cozy and cold winter (2.5) 🍲

This lentil soup contains a lot of protein, fiber, vitamins, minerals and iron. Which makes our body strong, even increases our body's immunity and gives warmth and comfort to the body in winter.

🍲 This lentil soup is very nutritious for our health, some details are given below.

• Antioxidant: This lentil soup, which makes our body strong in fighting diseases. It is also very beneficial for our heart.

• Low calorie and low fat: This lentil soup helps in controlling our body weight.

• Iron: After eating this lentil soup, it increases hemoglobin in our blood, and gives our body energy.

• Vitamin B complex: As a result of eating lentil soup, it improves the functioning of the nervous system and our brain.

• Calcium and Magnesium: By eating this lentil soup, our bones and teeth are strong.

Finally, I want to say one thing, this lentil soup is a heart-healthy, diabetes-friendly and ideal food for weight-conscious people.

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🍲 Some details about the experience of eating lentil soup this winter are given below.

The hot and steaming lentil soup in this winter brings us a unique comfort.

• Mind-blowing food: In this winter, lentil soup, sitting together with the family in the evening and eating hot soup brings a special joy.

• Warmth: Eating lentil soup in this winter helps keep our body warm from within.

• Satisfaction: This lentil soup is rich in protein and fiber, so it keeps us full for a long time.

My personal experience is: I want to sit with my family on this winter night in a bowl of steaming hot lentil soup, sprinkled with a little coriander leaves, and have warm bread on the side. Because such a delicious, healthy, and protein-packed lentil soup is not just a meal, but a warm memory and a moment of spiritual gratitude.

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🍲 Final presentation with date and user name (2) 🍲

I have prepared this lentil soup recipe according to my taste and presented it to you. I hope you all like this lentil soup recipe.🍲

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Thank you very much for taking the time to read my post. May you all always be well and healthy by the grace of allah. I end here by wishing you all a long life.

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I want to invite @paholags @suboohi @ashkhan @shabiha-jahan, @pea07 to join this contest. 📎 Here is the contest link.

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