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Aattu Kaal Soup
Main Ingredients | Lamb trotters (paya) , Turmeric powder |
Cuisine | Tamil Nadu |
Course | Soups |
Prep Time | 10-15 minutes |
Cook time | 20-25 minutes |
Serve | 4 |
Taste | Mild |
Level of Cooking | Moderate |
Others | Non Veg |
Ingredients
- 8-12 lamb trotters (paya)
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- Salt to taste
- 1 medium tomato
- 10 sambhar onions
- 1 inch piece ginger
- 4-6 cloves garlic
- 2 green chillies
- 1/2 bunch fresh coriander leaves
- 10-12 leaves curry leaves
- 1/2 cup coconut scraped
- 2 star anise
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 inch stick cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon asafoetida
- 4 tablespoons sesame oil (til oil)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 4 whole dry red chillies
- 1 tablespoon fennel seeds (saunf)
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 tablespoon coriander seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns
Method
- Scrub, clean and wash trotters thoroughly and drain. Boil the trotters in sufficient water with one fourth teaspoon turmeric powder, salt.
- Blanch the trotters over rapid heat for five minutes, remove and wash. This will remove the dirt from the trotters. Peel and wash sambar onions.
- Wash and roughly chop tomatoes. Peel and chop ginger and garlic together roughly.
- Remove stems, wash and slit green chillies. Clean, wash and finely chop coriander and curry leaves.
- Grind scraped coconut in one-cup warm water, squeeze and extract thick coconut milk and reserve.
- Dry roast masala items and pound to a coarse powder Heat oil in a vessel add star anise, bay leaves, cinnamon and fry till the flavor is released.
- Add the trotters and sauté till light brown. Add ginger, garlic, sambar onions, green chillies and curry leaves.
- Keep stirring. Sprinkle the masala powder, remaining turmeric powder and asafoetida and continue cooking.
- Add the chopped tomatoes, chopped fresh coriander, salt and about two liters water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for at least four to six hours.
- The soup quantity should have reduced by half by now. Remove the trotters carefully and keep aside.
- Strain the soup, pressing the residue to extract all the flavors.
- Reheat the soup, add coconut milk, check seasoning and serve piping hot poured over the trotters with a lemon wedge.
Nutrition Info
Calories | 528.35 |
Carbohydrates | 8.915 |
Protein | 2.815 |
Fat | 30.945 |
Other Fiber | 2.27 |
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