Kollu Soup Recipe with step by step pictures. Horse gram soup made with boiled horse gram ground and mixed with spices.
Kollu Soup Recipe
This is one soup which i make often..It is very good for weight loss and reduces cholestrol. I have already shared horse gram rasam recipe.
Ingredients for Horse gram soup
- Horse Gram / Kollu - ½ cup
- Water - 3 cups
- Oil - 1 tsp
- Mustard Seeds - ½ tsp
- Urad dal - ½ tsp
- Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi a pinch
- Turmeric Powder - ½ tsp
- Tamarind Pulp - 1 to 2 tblspn
- Salt to taste
- Coriander leaves a handful finely chopped
For Grinding:
- Black Pepper - 1 tsp
- Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
- Curry leaves - 2 sprig
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Other Rasam Recipes
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Horse Gram Urundai Kuzhambu
Easy Horse Gram Thogayal
Horse Gram Powder
How to Make Horse Gram Soup
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Roast horse gram in a dry pan and soak it for 30 mins. Now take it in a cooker, cover with water and cook for 8 to 10 whistle till it is cooked. Now drain it and add it to a blender. Puree till smooth, set aside. Reserve the cooking liquid as well.
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Take grinding ingredients in a blender and puree till smooth, set aside.
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Now heat oil in a pan, add in mustard, urad dal, asafoetida and let them sizzle. Add in turmeric powder and mix well.
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Add in the horse gram cooking water and the ground horse gram mix. Mix well.
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Add in tamarind and salt and boil it for 5 mins or so.
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Add in the ground pepper cumin mix and mix well.
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Now simmer for few more mins.
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Add coriander leaves and mix well.
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Serve hot with rice.
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Kollu Soup Recipe | Horse Gram Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- ½ cup Horse Gram / Kollu
- 3 cups Water
- 1 teaspoon Oil
- ½ teaspoon Mustard Seeds
- ½ teaspoon Urad dal
- ¼ teaspoon Asafoetida
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 2 tablespoon Tamarind Pulp
- Salt to taste
- Coriander leaves a handful finely chopped
For Grinding:
- 1 teaspoon Black Pepper
- 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
- 2 sprig Curry leaves
Instructions
- Roast horse gram in a dry pan and soak it for 30 mins. Now take it in a cooker, cover with water and cook for 8 to 10 whistle till it is cooked. Now drain it and add it to a blender. Puree till smooth, set aside. Reserve the cooking liquid as well.
- Take grinding ingredients in a blender and puree till smooth, set aside.
- Now heat oil in a pan, add in mustard, urad dal, asafoetida and let them sizzle. Add in turmeric powder and mix well.
- Add in the horse gram cooking water and the ground horse gram mix. Mix well.
- Add in tamarind and salt and boil it for 5 mins or so.
- Add in the ground pepper cumin mix and mix well.
- Now simmer for few more mins.
- Add coriander leaves and mix well.
- Serve hot with rice.
Nutrition
Kollu Soup Recipe with Step by Step
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I dry roasted horse gram till you get nice aroma and i soaked it for 30 mins |
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Drain and take it in a blender |
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cover with water |
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pressure cook till done |
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now drain this |
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take it in a blender |
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puree till smooth |
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set the puree and drained cooking liquid aside |
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take pepper, cumin in a blender |
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add curry leaves as well |
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puree till smooth |
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heat oil in a pan, add mustard and urad dal |
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let them sizzle |
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add asafoetida |
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mix well |
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add turmeric powder |
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add in the cooking liquid |
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horse gram puree |
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mix well |
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add salt |
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add tamarind pulp |
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boil this for 5 mins or so |
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add in the ground masala |
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simmer for few more mins |
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add coriander leaves |
RANJINI PRASAD
Very nice and heathy recipe hhope vl b gd vth. Mudde