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Black Bean Soup

| March 8, 2013 Comment

black bean soup

Black Bean Soup is a quick vegetarian dish you can make when you’re pressed for time. Made with black beans and spinach, this South Indian vegetarian kootu (soup) is nutritious and filling, and helps you get some of your daily requirements of protein and iron.

Servings: 4
Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 can of black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 2 1/2 cups of spinach, chopped
  • Salt to taste

For Kootu Masala

  • 2 1/2 tsp chana dal (split bengal gram)
  • 1 tsp toor dal (split red gram)
  • 1 tsp urad dal (split black gram)
  • 5 red chillies
  • Asafoetida powder (hing), a pinch
  • 1/4 cup dry, grated coconut

For Seasoning

  • 2 tsp vegetable oil
  • 1 1/2 tsp mustard seeds (rai)
  • Asafoetida powder (hing), a pinch

Preparation

  1. In a deep pan, boil spinach with a little water and salt.
  2. When the spinach is half cooked, add 3/4 of the black beans.
  3. Roast the masala ingredients: the dals first, until brown, then the chillies and coconut. Grind all these with a little hing and water into a coarse paste.
  4. Add the kootu masala to the spinach and beans.
  5. Grind the remaining black beans into a coarse paste and add this to the soup along with 1 cup of water.
  6. For seasoning, heat the oil in a small pan. Add the hing and mustard seeds. When the seeds start popping, pour it over the soup and stir. Add salt as needed.
  7. Let the soup come to a boil.
  8. Serve the black bean soup hot with hot rice and a little ghee (clarified butter).

Category: Dals and Soups, Dals and Soups - No-Onion No-Garlic, Vegan Dals and Soups

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