Kollu thanni rasam | Horse gram stock soup

Cuisine Style: Tamil Nadu | Cooking Time: 10 minutes | To Serve: 3 | Type : Side dish, Soup | Take with : Rice

Ingredients

• Kollu [Horse Gram] – ¼ cup
• Garlic – 3 cloves [mashed]
• Dry red chilli – 1
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Curry leaves – 1 spring
• Mustard seeds - 1 tbsp
• Asafetida a pinch
• Salt to taste
• Oil – 1 tbsp
• Water as needed

For Roasting & grinding Ingredients

• Peppercorns - 5
• Coriander seeds - 1/2 tbsp
• Cumin seeds – 1 tbsp
• Dry roast then grind to fine or coarse powder

Preparation

• Wash and boil horse gram in a cooker for 5 whistles. Then drain water.
• Use boiled horse gram for salad or sundal.
• Heat oil in a pan then add mustard seeds let it splutter. Then add garlic sauté.
• Add dry red chilli and curry leaves sauté. Then add asafoetida & turmeric powder.
• Add horse gram stock water, salt mix well.
• Add freshly ground powder, mix well & let it to boil.
• When boiling cut off heat then sprinkle coriander leaves serve hot with rice.

Horse gram stock water soup