Okra Soup

Ingredients

• ¼ Kilo Okra
• 1 Tomato
• 1 Big onion
• 6 Pepper
• 1 Green chilli
• ½ Teaspoon Turmeric powder
• a small amount Cinnamon, bay leaf
• as needed Salt
• as needed Oil
• 1 Bunch Coriander leaves
• 50 Grams Toor dal or moong dal

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a pan, add cinnamon, bay leaf, pepper, green chilli and big onion, and sauté lightly. Then add the okra, cut into three-inch pieces, and sauté very well. Add three tumblers of water and let it cook. Add turmeric powder, tomato and salt, and let the mixture boil well. Once the okra is cooked, add the cooked and mashed dal to this mixture, let it boil well, and remove from heat. Sprinkle with coriander leaves and serve.
2. Note: If you add 1 spoon of lemon juice while sautéing the okra, it will soften quickly and won't turn stringy or slimy.