moong dal with slivers of ginger

This soup is inspired by a recipe posted many years back. This version uses dal that is lighter and easier to digest: whole moong (green mung bean) and split yellow moong (which is the whole moong that has been skinned and split—see photo below). It can be served as a soup with chapati, bread or rice […]

mixed dal soup & a goose called kangaroo

Summer has arrived in Israel, and the weather is scorching. I gather all the vegetables I need for the day from the garden early in the morning. Everything looks fresh, green, and moist from the morning watering and the mild temperatures. This time of day spares the plants from the harshness of the sun. I […]

white bean rosemary soup

It was still Summer in Israel before I left for India, and it doesn’t cool down until at least late October. But I won’t complain because we had some cooler days to break the humidity….so you must think I was crazy making soup in that heat.  Just before I left, I had been feeling a […]