Description
A fabulous garlic soup
Ingredients
- Tamarind Pulp
- Hot Water
- Salt
- Curry Leaves
- Garlic
- Oil
- Red Chilies
- Black Peppercorns
- Coriander Seeds
- Bengal Gram Dal
- Cumin Seed
- Mustard Seeds
Instructions
- First, soak the tamarind in 2 cups hot water for 15 minutes
- Strain the tamarind water into another container squeezing as much liquid out of it as you can
- While the tamarind is soaking, heat the oil in a heavy skillet and add the ingredients in the paste
- Cook 2-3 minutes or until the seeds begin to smell wonderful and toast
- Blend to a find paste in a blender or coffee grinder
- Now, add the salt and curry leaves to the tamarind water and heat for 15 minutes or so until the raw smell disappears
- Meanwhile, saut the garlic cloves in oil until golden
- Add garlic and paste to the tamarind liquid and simmer until well blended
- In the last seconds before serving heat 2 tsp oil on the stove, add mustard seeds and red chilies
- When the mustard seeds turn grey and begin to pop add mixture to soup