Tag Archives: soup

Heirloom Tomato Rasam (Saaru)

September 5, 2013 Chitra Agrawal

Growing up my mom would buy tomatoes from a local farmstand and I’d eat them whole just like fruit. I love tomatoes so much, I sign up for an heirloom tomato share on top of my regular farmshare every year … More »

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Kohlrabi Sambar

July 30, 2013 Chitra Agrawal

Kohlrabi is a misunderstood vegetable I think. It looks somewhat like a martian and I hear a lot of groaning when it appears at the farm share. I have consumed quite a bit of kohlabri in my day because … More »

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Garlic Scape Coconut Curry Soup With Summer Vegetables & Tofu

June 17, 2013 Chitra Agrawal

Garlic scapes are the curly green shoots that grow on young hardneck garlic and are harvested for a short time in early summer. I first encountered them in my farm share a few years ago and have been seeing … More »

Posted in Autumn, Dinner, Easy, Lunch, Mains, Noodles, Recipes Index, Soups & Dals, Spring, Summer, Vegan, Vegetarian | Tagged broccoli, coconut, curry, garlic scapes, noodles, soup, sugar snap peas, summer, tofu | 4 Comments

Curried Green Lentils w/ Mushrooms & Red Bell Pepper

February 10, 2013 Chitra Agrawal

I know in my last post, I wrote about how I am making a ton of soups this winter, but I’ve also been raiding all of the dried lentils I have stored in my cupboard. For some reason, I … More »

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Spiced Butternut Squash & Dill Soup

January 29, 2013 Chitra Agrawal

During the winter months, soup-making is second nature for me and a way of using many of the winter vegetables I find at the farmer’s market. I realized though that most of the really flavorful homemade Indian soups I … More »

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Lentil Leek Soup with Fried Spices

March 29, 2012 Chitra Agrawal

We are in between seasons right now which gets kind of confusing in the kitchen. Last week it was 80 and I didn’t really want to eat anything and this week it got cold again, which made me want soup … More »

Posted in Autumn, Dinner, Gluten-Free, Lunch, Mains, North Indian, Recipes Index, Soups & Dals, Vegetarian, Winter | Tagged chana dal, chaunk, kalonji, lentils, nigella seeds, north indian cooking, potato leek soup, soup, tempering spices, vegetarian | 2 Comments

Winter Vegetable Soup with Coconut Milk and Chillies

November 23, 2010 Chitra Agrawal

I prepared this soup for my friend Busayo‘s birthday dinner. She was leaving for Nigeria and would be gone on the actual day, but I wanted to give her a little celebration before she left. I brought this soup over … More »