Spicy Yogurt Soup Recipe
Sugar can be added to this soup to bring out the full flavor. Adjust the amount of chillies according to how hot you want the soup to be.
Serves 4-6
Spicy Yogurt Soup Ingredients:
4 tbsp gram flour
3/4 pint natural (plain) yogurt, beaten
1/2 tsp chilli powder
3-4 curry leaves
1/2 tsp ground turmeric
4 whole dried red chillies
2-3 green chillies, chopped finely
4 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp cumin seeds
3 crushed garlic cloves
2in piece of fresh root ginger, crushed
salt
fresh chopped coriander leaves, to garnish
Spicy Yogurt Soup Cooking Instructions:
1. Mix the yogurt, gram flour, chilli powder, turmeric and salt together and strain them into a pan. Add the green chillies and cook gently for about 10 minutes. Stir occasionally.
2. Heat the oil in a frying pan then fry the remaining spices, crushed garlic and fresh ginger until the dried chillies turn dark.
3. Pour the oil and the spices over the yogurt soup. Remove the pan from the heat, cover and leave the rest for 5 minutes. Mix well and gently reheat for another 5 minutes. Serve while hot, garnished with the coriander leaves.
