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Kollu Soup

கொள்ளு சூப்

By Ganesan Kannan

25 mins Serves 3 Easy Tanjore

Kollu Soup made the Tamil kitchen way with 1/4 cup horse gram, cooked — light, warming and full of clean, honest flavour.

Ingredients

Method

  1. 1

    Keep 1/4 cup horse gram, cooked and the rest of the ingredients ready before you start.

  2. 2

    Heat the butter or oil in a heavy pot and sauté the onion until soft and translucent.

  3. 3

    Strain the horse gram water, season it with pepper-cumin powder and fried garlic, and drink it hot.

  4. 4

    Pour in the stock, bring to a gentle simmer and cook until everything is tender; season with salt and pepper.

  5. 5

    Ladle the kollu soup into bowls and serve piping hot with a wedge of lemon or toasted bread.

சமையல் குறிப்பு

கொள்ளு நீரை வடிகட்டி, மிளகு சீரக பொடி, வறுத்த பூண்டு சேர்த்து சூடாக அருந்தவும்.

Strain the horse gram water, season it with pepper-cumin powder and fried garlic, and drink it hot.

Nutrition (per serving)

  • Calories: 395 kcal
  • Protein: 5 g
  • Carbs: 53 g
  • Fat: 20 g

Storage tips

Cool completely, store in a glass or steel container and refrigerate up to 2 days. Reheat on a low flame with a splash of water, never in a hurry.