World Flavors Cookbook

Supa (Ancient Lentil Soup)

Name: Supa (Ancient Lentil Soup)
Cook time: 40 min
Cuisine: Ancient World
Ingredients: split red lentils or masoor dal, water, turmeric, fresh ginger, rock salt, ghee, cumin seeds, asafoetida

A spiced lentil broth — the ancient Indian word for soup/sauce. Supa is among the most frequently mentioned dishes in Vedic and post-Vedic texts as the accompaniment to rice.

Cuisine: Ancient World

Ingredients

split red lentils or masoor dal, water, turmeric, fresh ginger, rock salt, ghee, cumin seeds, asafoetida

Instructions

Rinse lentils. Add to twice their volume of water with turmeric and ginger. Simmer 35-40 minutes until completely soft and soupy. Season with rock salt. In a small pan, heat ghee until shimmering. Add cumin seeds and a pinch of asafoetida — they will crackle. Pour sizzling spiced ghee over the lentil broth. Stir. Serve over rice.