Indian Peas Soup
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Wash and boil green peas in two cups of water. Blend in a blender to make a smooth puree. Grind ginger, garlic and green chillies to a paste. Heat ghee or oil in a pan, add cumin seeds and bay leaves,star aniseed cardamoms, cloves and cinnamon. stir-fry for half a minute. Add onion and sauté till it turns a light pink. Add ginger-garlic-green chilli paste. Sauté for one to two minutes. Add green peas puree. Cook for five minutes, stirring continuously. Add three cups of water and bring to a boil. Season with salt and stir. Remove bay leaves and discard. Reduce heat and cook further for five minutes. This soup is of thick consistency, however you may make it of the consistency of your liking, by varying the quantity of water used. Strain the soup into another container. Stir in fresh cream and serve hot garnished with a swirl of cream.
Wash and boil green peas in two cups of water. Blend in a blender to make a smooth puree. Grind ginger, garlic and green chiles to a paste. Heat ghee or oil in a pan, add cumin seeds and bay leaves,star aniseed cardamoms, cloves and cinnamon. stir-fry for half a minute. Add onion and sauté till it turns a light pink. Add ginger-garlic-green chile paste. Sauté for one to two minutes. Add green peas puree. Cook for five minutes, stirring continuously. Add three cups of water and bring to a boil. Season with salt and stir. Remove bay leaves and discard. Reduce heat and cook further for five minutes. This soup is of thick consistency, however you may make it of the consistency of your liking, by varying the quantity of water used. Strain the soup into another container. Stir in fresh cream and serve hot garnished with a swirl of cream.
Introduction
An appetizer which will refresh you on a cold evening.
An appetizer which will refresh you on a cold evening.
Ingredients
Serves: 4 -5
Metric
Cups
- 500 grams green peas (shelled)
- 5⅛ centimetres piece of fresh ginger (grated)
- 8 cloves garlic (grated)
- 2 medium green chillies (chopped fine)
- 3 tablespoons butter / ghee
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 medium onion (finely chopped)
- 2 leaves bay leaves
- 1 star anise
- 2 green cardamom
- 2 whole cloves
- 2½ centimetres cinnamon sticks
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 250 millilitres cream
- 1250 millilitres water
- 17⅔ ounces green peas (shelled)
- 2 inches piece of fresh gingerroot (grated)
- 8 cloves garlic (grated)
- 2 medium green chiles (chopped fine)
- 3 tablespoons butter / ghee
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 medium onion (finely chopped)
- 2 leaves bay leaves
- 1 star anise
- 2 green cardamom
- 2 whole cloves
- ⅞ inch cinnamon sticks
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 9 fluid ounces cream
- 44 fluid ounces water
Method
Indian Peas Soup is a community recipe submitted by nandinimitra and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.
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