Saturday, 23 April 2011

SOUP POWDER AND BOTTLEGOURD SOUP


Soup powder:

Roast the following one by one in a few drops of oil until flavorful and grind to a fine powder. Use as required.

Yellow moong dhal(split) : 2 tbsp
Cori. seeds: 2 tbsp
Jeera: 2 tsp
sombu: 2 tsp
peppercorns:2 tsp
red chllies: 4
Pattai: 2 inch piece
clove: 3-4 pieces

Bottlegourd-carrot soup:

Heat lil ghee. add 1/2 tsp jeera.
Next add in 1/2 a smmall bottlegourd,1 medium carrot, 1 medium tomato roughly chopped. saute for a min.
Add in salt, turmeric pwd.
Add 500 ml water & cook for 2 whistles.

Once cool, grind it along with 1 tsp (more or less to taste) of soup powder. Pass through a sieve if u want to but it's purely optional.

Add more water/salt/pepper powder if req. Bring the mixture to a boil again. skim of any foam. Let boil for 2-3 mins. this soup should be medium thick.

Serve hot.

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