Fast Day Recipe - Spinach Lentil Carrot Soup
The post carries the recipe for a Spinach Lentil Carrot soup that is 5-2 diet friendly for a a fast day. At just 113 calories per serving, this is a fast day saviour!
Ingredients
- 150 grams spinach leaves raw ,
- 50 grams masoor dal raw ,
- 2 tsps ginger chopped ,
- 35 grams carrot cubes
- 750 ml water
- salt
- pepper for seasoning
Instructions
- Wash and soak the masoor dal in water for 30 minutes.
- Wash and clean the spinach leaves. Chop roughly.
- In a soup maker, add the soaked and drained masoor dal, spinach, carrot, ginger, salt, pepper and water and set to puree mode. Alternatively, pressure cook this with 400 ml water in a small pressure cooker. When cooled, blend with 350 ml water in a blender and bring to a simmer. Serve hot.
- This recipe yields a big batch of soup worth 230 calories and 115 calories per large 500 ml serving
Notes
This is a fast day recipe for a filling soup at 115 calories per serve, makes for a good lunch, leaving enough calories for dinner. To know more about 5-2 diet and fast days, read my post below.
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