If you love Indian food but think making it at home seems complicated, try this golden soup. The red lentils called for are available in most supermarkets, at Wild Oats, and other natural foods markets, and they cook quickly, so this soup is ready in 30 minutes. If you want this main-dish soup to pack heat, include some cayenne pepper along with its other aromatic spices. Vegetarians can use vegetable broth.
Fast Fact: The fennel in this spice blend rounds out its flavors and works as an aid to digestion
Quick Tip: To add even more vegetables to this a one-dish meal, mix in chopped spinach along with the tomatoes

Anything “Raita” is yogurt salad that is made with raw and sometimes cooked vegetables such as cucumbers, onions, beets etc and flavored with herbs & spices. Usually served chilled as a side dish. Goes VERY well with rice dishes and grilled meat. Bon appetit!