Masoor Dal Soup | Umami

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds or cumin powder
• 1 teaspoon yellow mustard seeds
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh ginger
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh garlic
• 1-2 green or red chilies (chopped keep innards if you want it extra spicy)
• 1/2 cup onion (finely chopped)
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• Pinch chili powder (or cayenne pepper if you like it spicy)
• small pinch of cinnamon
• small pinch of cloves
• 1 1/2 cups red lentils (thoroughly rinsed and drained)
• 2 tomatoes (diced)
• 4 cups chicken or vegetable broth (traditionally used with water but the broth adds a good flavour)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• juice of one lime
• salt to taste