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Published :  2013 - 01- 25

Nutritive Information :

Serve this thin soup as an appetizer

• Calories - 398 kcals

• Proteins - 17 g

• Fat - 9 g

• Minerals - 3 g

• Fibre - 4 g

• Carbohydrates - 62 g

Instructions :

• Pressure cook the Bengal green gram in water till well cooked and soft.

• Strain the gram. Reserve the liquid.

• Heat the oil and fry the cumin, chilli and black pepper powders, the cloves, cinnamon and garlic.

• Add the cooked gram and fry for some more time.

• Add the tamarind juice, sugar and salt, and cook for five more minutes.

• Add the reserved gram water, bring to a boil, and temper with the red chillies, mustard seeds and curry leaves.  Serve hot. 

Serves :  4

Ingredients :

• 400 Bengal green gram

• 15 ml oil

• 1 tsp cum in powder

• 1-1/2 tsp chilli powder

• 1 tsp black pepper powder

• 2 cloves  

• 2.5 - cm cinnamon

• 3 to 4 flakes garlic

• 30 g tamarind, soaked in

• 2 tbsp water  

• 1 tsp sugar and salt to taste.

Source 

- Contributed by Yamuna Ranga Rao - She has been head of the institute of Hotel Management & Catering technology and applied Nutrition in Hyderabad