Lentil & Tomato Soup with Sweet Thai Basil

This is a thin soup and has high nutritional and health value.

This would serve 2

Ingredients:

Red Lentil (Masoor) - 50 gms
Tomato - 1 Big (washed and cut)
Ginger - 1/2" (juliennes)
black Pepper - few pods
Salt - to taste
Lemon Juice - 1 tsp for each serving
Fresh Sweet Thai Basil leaves - few sprigs Alternative: Regular Basil fresh or Dry
Water - 3 cups

Wash Red Lentil thoroughly. Put it in a pressure pan/cooker along with ginger, black pepper, tomato and salt. Give it 3 whistles and take it off the flame. Sieve it through and pour it in a pan. You can pick out the pepper and add to the soup later if you like. Bring it to a boil and add roughly shredded Sweet Thai Basil. Let it simmer for few more mins. Add Lemon Juice and serve hot.