Author Notes: I conjured this recipe up one day while I was in college. It involves a few vegetables and spices that can be found at any local indian market.
I never measure any quantites so the measurements listed are adjustable to taste. A lot of variation can be made to it as well! —diamond stacey
Serves: 4
Ingredients
Vegetables
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1
red pepper
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1/4
cup purple onion
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1
jalapeno or sorrano pepper
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1
yellow or green zuchinni
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1
kafir lime leaf or sub a small handful of curry leaves
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1
dash cinammon
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1
can of coconut milk
Seasoning
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1 or 2
dashes asofoetida
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1
teaspoon black mustard seeds
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1
tablespoon oil
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1
handful cilantro/mint/basil
Directions
Vegetables
- Chop veggies and saute for approximately 2 minutes in 3 tablespoons oil, on medium high. I prefer peanut or coconut oil but any kind can be used. The veggies will need to be firm when eaten so be careful not to overcook.
- If using either kafir lime or curry leaves add them to the saute mix as well.
- Near the end add a dash of cinnamon, salt and pepper to taste.
- Lower the heat to medium low and add the can of coconut milk, plus about 2 canfulls of water.
Seasoning
- After the coconut milk and water has been combined, add the dash or two of asofoetida.
- On high heat, heat 1 tablespoon oil in a small saucepan. When it is hot, add the teaspoon of mustard seeds. The seeds will crackle and pop, and smell a bit like popcorn, keep them on high heat for about 30 seconds.
- Carefully, add the oil and seeds to the soup. This will cause a reaction between the oil and water so it should be done at arms length. This is a common method of seasoning borrowed from Indian cuisine and sounds scary at first but if you practice, you will get better and better. (I season a lot of soups this way and never burn myself or anything nearby anymore)
- Scrape the saucepan so that all the mustard seeds make it into the soup.
- The vegetables should be mostly cooked but still firm. After adding the mustard seeds, the soup can be cooked for another 2 to 3 minutes and then removed from heat.
- Garnish with small handful cilantor/mint/basil or all three and serve!