South Indian Drumstick Soup
A warm, spicy and healthy homemade soup using drumsticks, perfect for cold, cough and comfort meals
Servings: 3 people
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Ingredients
- 1/8 tsp oil
- 5 shallots - crushed
- 3 garlic cloves - crushed with skin
- 1/2 tsp peppercorns
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 4 drumsticks - cut into 5–6 cm pieces
- 1 handful coriander leaves
- 1/8 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 litre vegetable stock
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Water to rinse blender
Instructions
- Fry shallots, garlic, pepper, and cumin in oil for 30 seconds
- Add drumsticks, coriander, turmeric and stock
- Pressure cook for 5 whistles
- Strain soup, save liquid
- Scrape pulp from drumsticks and blend with spice mix
- Add paste back to soup with water and salt
- Bring to boil and serve warm with crushed pepper