Friday, July 1, 2016

Rainy soup

This is one of the andhra's special recipe .Like to prepare in rainy season gives relief from cold and increases resistance in the body.
curry leaves soup

Ingredients

curry leaves 1 cup
oil 3 spoons
dry chillies 4
coriander seeds 1 spoon
cumin seeds 1 spoon
onion 1 medium size
mustard seeds 1/2 spoon
garlic cloves 5
jaggery small piece
tamarind 3 flakes
termeric pinch
salt to taste

Method


1.clean curry leaves in salt water .keep them aside.soak tamarind flakes in water.
after cleaning the onion cut into pieces(medium size is enough).
2.add oil(2 spoons) in a pan.after heating the oil add dry chillies and fry.
3. after frying of dry chillies add coriander seeds and fry for 1 minute in low flame.
4.add cumin seeds and also fry for 1 minute .
5.finally add curry  leaves and fry for some time(nearly 2 to 3 minutes).put off the flame.then add chopped onion pieces in that pan and keep for 2 minutes.this heat is enough for onions to fry.  (donot need to fry onions in flame).
6.these all ingredients put in a mixie jar.make a fine paste.
7.add remaining oil in a pan.
8.after heating the oil add mustard seeds.
9.when mustard seeds started to crackle add garlic cloves and fry for 1/2 minutes.then add some curry leaves.
10.add curry leaves paste and cook for 2 minutes.
11.take juice from  soaked tamarind flakes with one cup of water.
12.add this tamarind juice to curry .add turmeric ,jaggery and salt to taste.
13.if you want more spicy add red chillie powder also.
14.cook for some time.when curry started to become thick then put off the flame.
15.serve hot and enjoy to taste it when rain is sprinkling out side.