Horse Gram Saaru /Soup Recipe

Horse Gram also known as Kulith, Kollu or Kulthi is a highly nutritious Lentil grown in the Indian subcontinent. A variety of dishes can be made from it, but the most delicious is the soup or the Saaru which is made by draining the water of the cooked Horse Gram.

Ingredients :

• 200 gms Horse Gram
• 2 Byadgi or Kashmiri chillies broken into bits
• 15 flakes Garlic crushed
• 2 tbsps Ghee /clarified butter
• Salt
• 1/4 tsp Tamarind paste

Method :

Wash and pressure cook the Horse gram in a litre of water. After one whistle allow to cook for 15 mnts. Once the cooker has cooled down drain the water into a pan. Take a ladeful of the Horse gram, mash it well and drop it into the drained water. Add the salt and tamarind paste and boil well. Heat Ghee in a pan. Drop in the crushed garlic and roast it to a rich brown. Tip in the red chilly bits and toss for a minute. Drop the seasoning into the boiling Saaru. Simmer gently for five minutes. The Saaru can be served as is on the Rice or strained and served as a soup.