Exam Diet: Energize Your Kids With Dal Soup

Vegetarian Soup

oi-Anjana NS

By Anjana Ns

Wednesday, March 16, 2011, 12:08

March is the season of exams so your kids would need good nutrition and tasty food. If you are puzzled with the strange comparison of food and exams, our explanation would be "Food = Energy= Concentration = Good Results". Your kids can work hard and score well only if they are strong enough physically. So all mothers out there have a look at our tasty "Dal Soup" recipe which is the best nutritious exam diet.

Dal Soup Recipe(Lentil Soup Recipe) - Exam Diet Recipe

Ingredients:

1. 1 cup Toor Dal (well baked)

2. 1/2 cup ridge gourd (peeled, chopped and boiled)

3. 1/2 cup cucumber (chopped, boiled)

4. 1-2 tsp lemon juice

5. Water as per requirement

6. 1 tsp cumin seeds

7. Salt as per taste

8. Pepper powder, chopped coriander (for seasoning)

Dal Soup Preparation:

1. Mash all the boiled vegetables in a bowl

2. Using a blender, mix baked toor dal until soup consistency (add water if required).

3. Add mashed vegetables, lemon juice, salt, cumin seeds into dal soup and boil well.

4. Season hot dal soup with pepper and coriander. Tasty dal soup is ready to serve.

Exam Diet Recipe Nutritional Benefits:

Toor Dal - Protein (amino acids)
Ridge Gourd - dietary fiber, vitamins, riboflavin, zinc, thiamin, iron and magnesium. Low in fat and calories.
Cucumber - vitamins, calcium, iron, phosphorus, carbohydrates
Lemon - vitamins, riboflavin, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, proteins and carbohydrates.
cumin seeds - iron, essential oils, magnesium and sodium
pepper powder - manganese, iron, potassium, vitamins and dietary fiber