Here is an easy soup recipe. I am in no mood to write any stories today. So here is the recipe…
Ingredients : Onion 1(medium size) Coriander leaves 4-5 strands Corn flour/maida 1 tea spn Pepper powder ½ tea spn Butter 1 tbl spn Salt
Method: Heat butter and fry onions(finely chopped) for 2-3 minutes(till the raw smell goes off). Add 2 cups of water and let the onions cook completely. Mix corn flour in one tablespoon of water to make a smooth paste. Add this paste to onion mixture stirring continuously. When the soup has become thick, add pepper powder, salt and finely chopped coriander leaves. Mix well and remove from flame. Serve hot garnished with butter.
Serves : 2 Preparation time : 10min
This is a very popular dish from North Kanara. Vali bhajji ( bhajji or bhaji means Greens) is a kind of greens grown in almost every backyard there. The leaves(“ pallo ” in Konkani) and stems(called “ dentu ” in Konkani) of this are used for making different kinds of curries. It can be used with prawns, khubbe (a kind of shellfish) and many more.
Few days back one of our friend mentioned about Vali bhajji ambat with Garlic. So I wanted to prepare it immediately (Yes..If I feel like preparing something I have to do it, otherwise I wont get good sleep!!!). So I thought of an alternative, I used spinach in the place of Vali bhajji and the taste was still great.
Ingredients: 3 cups Vali bhajji(Basale soppu) or spinach 3/4 cup toor dal 1/2 cup onion 1/2 cup fresh/frozen coconut 5 red chillies 1 tea spn coriander seeds 1 tea spn chopped garlic A pinch turmeric Oil 1/4 tea spn tamarind extract 1 tea spn jaggery or sugar(optional) Salt
Method: Cook dal , bhajji , chopped onion with a pinch of turmeric. Heat oil and fry coriander seeds. Grind with coconut, tamarind, red chillies to a smooth paste. Mix the cooked dal with masala and salt. Add sufficient water to bring it to gravy consistency. Cook till masala is completely done. Remove from heat. Heat oil and add garlic. Fry till they turn slightly brown in color. Add it to curry & close the lid immediately to retain the flavor of garlic. Serve hot with rice.
Serves : 3-4 Preparation time : 30min
PS: Many people don’t add toor dal to this dish. We add for thickness.
