Drumstick Soup

Ingredients

• 400 grams drumsticks, strings removed and cut into 3 inch pieces
• Salt to taste
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 inch ginger, roughly chopped
• 5-6 garlic cloves
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 medium tomato, quartered
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander leaves
• Crushed black peppercorns to taste
• ½ teaspoon cumin powder
• Fresh coriander sprigs for garnish

Method

1. Put drumstick pieces in a pressure cooker, add 3 cups water and salt and mix well. Cover the cooker and cook under pressure on medium heat for 2-3 whistles. 
2. Heat oil in a deep pan, add ginger, garlic and onion, mix and sauté till translucent.
3. Add tomato, mix well and saute for 3-4 minutes.
4. Open the cooker once pressure has reduced completely. Strain the mixture and reserve the stock. Allow the cooked drumsticks to cool slightly.
5. Open each drumstick and remove the pulp and add it to the onion-tomato mixture and mix well. 
6. Add coriander leaves, crushed black peppercorns and cumin powder and mix well. Add the reserved stock and mix well. Cover and cook till it comes to a boil.
7. Blend this to a fine mixture with a hand blender.
8. Add salt and crushed black peppercorns and mix well.
9. Transfer into a serving bowl, sprinkle crushed black peppercorns and garnish with coriander sprigs and serve piping hot.