Amsool saar

Amsool saar

Servings : approx. 2 cups

Ingredients:
5-6 Amsool
2 tsp Jaggery
1 tsp pure ghee
¼ tsp Cumin Seeds
Pinch of Asafoetida powder
1 green chili, finely chopped
1 tbsp finely chopped Cilantro
2 cups water
Salt to taste


Method:
1) Soak 5-6 Amsool in half-cup water for 1 hour. After one hour, squeeze all Amsool in the water and reserve the squeezed Amsool to make Amsool Chutney.
2) Heat a saucepan. Add ½-cup Amsool flavored water and 1½ to 2 cup more water in that saucepan.
3) Take another small saucepan. Heat 1 tsp Ghee in it. Temper ghee with Cumin seeds, Asafoetida powder, and chopped green chili. Put this Tadka in Amsool water. Add salt to taste and 2 tsp Jaggery. Heat the amsool water. Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve hot as soup.

Labels:
Kokum Saar, Amsool Sar, Kokum, Kokum Curry, Kokum Kadhi, Kokum Recipe, Maharashtrian Recipe

Kulathache Kalan

Kulathache Kalan

Ingredients:
1 cup Cooked Kulith (Horse gram) Stock
(Excessive water from Cooked Kulith)
1 cup Sour Butter milk
1 Green Chili
1/2 Tsp Ghee
1/4 Tsp Cumin seeds
Pinch of Asafoetida Powder
Salt to taste
1 tbsp chopped Cilantro


Method:
1) In a saucepan, take Horse gram stock. On low heat, make it lukewarm. Then add Buttermilk to it.
2) Finely chop green chili. Crush green chili coarsely with salt. Put crushed chili into Kulith Stock and add more salt if needed.
3) In small saucepan, heat 1/2 tsp ghee. Add Cumin seeds and asafoetida powder. Put this tadka to Horse gram stock. Do not heat much. Kalan is served at warm temperature and not hot.
4) Sprinkle chopped Cilantro. Serve as soup or with rice.

Note:
1) Add 2-3 curry leaves to enhance the taste of Kalan.

Labels:
Kulathache Kalan, Horse Gram Soup, Soup Recipe, Maharashtrian Soup Recipe, Kulith Kalan

Tomato Soup

Tomato Soup

Ingredients
½ kg tomatoes
1 tbsp Rice Flour (to make soup thick)
2 bay leaves
1 tsp cumin Seeds
½ tsp cumin powder
1 tsp red chili powder
1 tbsp ghee
Asafoetida
1 ½ tsp sugar
Salt to taste
Cilantro for garnish

Method
1) Cook Tomatoes in a pressure cooker. 3 whistles should do fine to cook tomatoes. Cool and the peel the skin off.
2) Mix rice floor in 1/2 cup of water without lumps.
3) Add rice floor mixture, chili powder, sugar and salt with tomatoes in a blender. Make tomato puree. Strain it to remove the seeds and tomato skin. Add water to make soup from the puree.
4) Add Cumin powder and bay leaves to the soup. Take the soup to the pot and boil over medium heat.
5) Heat ghee in a small pan for tempering. Add cumin seeds and Asafoetida. Once the seeds start spluttering, add it to the soup. Mix it and simmer over low heat for 2-3 minutes
6) Garnish with Cilantro and serve hot.

Note:
1) To give nice cumin flavor, add cumin seeds while cooking Tomatoes in a pressure cooker.
2) Use bay leaves only while soup is boiling, later remove them.
3) Use fresh cream while serving if you like.

English Amati

English Aamti in Marathi

Lentil Soup.

Time: 20 minutes
Serves: 4-5 Cups

Ingredients:
1 tbsp Chana dal
1 tbsp Urad Dal
1 tbsp Toor Dal
1 tbsp Moong Dal
2 Green Chilies
2-3 Garlic Flakes
1 small Carrot
1 Tomato
3-4 Kokum
For Tempering: 1 tbsp Ghee, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 1/2 tsp Asafoetida, 1tsp Turmeric Powder, 3-4 Curry leaves
Salt to taste

Method:
1) Cut carrot, tomato in small cubes. Slit Green chilies into 2 pieces. Peel and crush garlic flakes.
2) Mix all the lentils and wash under running water. Boil 5-6 cup water. Reduce the Heat to medium low then add mixed lentils, diced tomato, carrot, chopped chilies, crushed garlic flakes and kokum. Cover the pan with lid.
3) Cook lentils on medium low heat.
4) English amati should be watery, not thick. If the high heat thickens the amti, add some water to make sure amati remains thin.
5) Once all lentils are cooked properly. Heat a small pan, add Ghee and temper with cumin seeds, Asafoetida, Turmeric Powder, and curry leaves. Add salt to taste. Boil for few minutes. Serve hot with bread slice or have it like a soup.

Note:
1) If you want to make quick version of dal soup, use pressure cooker to cook dals instead of boiling them.

Labels:
Dal Soup Recipe, Amati recipe, 4 Dals Soup, Lentil Soup, Spicy Lentil Soup

Hot and Sour Soup

Hot and Sour Soup

Ingredients:
4 cups Vegetable stock
4-5 French beans, chopped
½ cup carrot, grated
1/2 cup Cabbage, shredded
3-4 mushrooms, chopped
1 small Green capsicum, chopped
1/2 cup Onion, chopped
2-3 stalk Spring onion greens, finely chopped
2-3 cloves Garlic, chopped
1 inch piece Ginger, grated
2 tbsp vinegar
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp corn flour
2 Green chilies
Salt to taste
1 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp Oil
Some Flat Noodles, fried

Method:

1) Cook Noodles with a pinch of salt. Once noodles are done, cool and drain. Fry them and keep aside.
2) Heat oil in a deep pan. Add onion, garlic and ginger and sauté for a minute.
3) Add French beans, carrot, cabbage and mix. Briefly sauté for 1-2 minutes on high heat
4) Add mushrooms and continue to sauté. Then Add Capsicum and continue to sauté.
5) Add soy sauce then vegetable stock. Mix and add salt, sugar and mix. Add corn flour mixed in a little water and keep aside
6) Once the soup starts boiling, Add corn flour mixture slowly.
7) Let it thicken a bit and the add vinegar and stir.
8) Pour into individual soup bowls. Garnish with spring onion greens, fried noodles and serve hot.

Note:

Don’t overcook vegetables. Sauté vegetables in big wok (Chinese style) while on high heat.

Mushroom Soup

Mushroom Soup in Marathi

Servings: 1 big bowl

Ingredients:
1/2 cup mushroom, chopped
3/4 cup sweet corn (boiled or mashed) or use canned cream style corn.
1/2 cup onion, chopped
1 green chili
Pepper to taste
1 bay leaf
1 all spice
1/4 tsp garlic powder
3 tbsp milk
1/2 cup water
1/2 tbsp butter
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste

Method:
1) Heat Butter on medium heat in a non stick pan. As butter melts, add all spice and bay leaf. Wait till you sense the flavor of all spice and bay leaf. Add onion.
2) Once onion is done, changes color, add mushrooms. Avoid over cooking of mushrooms. Add Sweet corn after approximately 2-3 minutes. Add 1/2 a cup of water to it. Bring it to boil. Remove all spice and bay leaf to avoid excessive spicing of the soup.
3) Add Salt and Garlic powder. After everything is mixed well, on medium heat, add milk. After a minute, add finely cut green chili.
4) Adjust salt and pepper to taste while serving.