Burmese Samosa Soup Recipe
A vegetarian Burmese recipe with samosas - medium sized, teaspoons sunflower oil, cumin seeds (jeera). Ready in 50 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
Instructions
14 steps- 1
To begin making the Burmese Samosa Soup Recipe, first add all the dals in a pressure cooker with sufficient water and cook until soft
vegetable stock - or water(4 cups) - 2
Release the pressure naturally and mash the dal, keep aside
- 3
In a wide wok, heat one teaspoon of oil and splutter the cumin seeds, add the broken red chillies, finely chopped green chillies, grated ginger and saute until the raw smell disappears
cumin seeds (jeera)(1/2)dry red chillies - broken(2)green chillies - finely sliced(2)inch ginger - grated(1/2)pearl onions (sambar onions) - finely chopped(1/2 cup)kashmiri red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)onions - finely chopped(1 cup)cabbage (patta gobi/ muttaikose) - finely sliced(1 cup)coriander (dhania) leaves - finely chopped - 4
Add chopped pearl onions and cook until slightly golden
pearl onions (sambar onions) - finely chopped(1/2 cup)onions - finely chopped(1 cup)coriander (dhania) leaves - finely choppedspring onion greens - sliced - 5
Next add the coriander powder, red chilli powder, garam masala powder, pepper powder, turmeric powder and roast them for a minute on low heat
turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)garam masala powder(1/2 teaspoon)black pepper powder(1/2 teaspoon)kashmiri red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)/2 teaspoons coriander powder (dhania)(1)coriander (dhania) leaves - finely chopped - 6
Add vegetable stock into the wok and bring it to a boil
vegetable stock - or water(4 cups) - 7
Add the mashed dal, tamarind extract and salt to taste
tamarind paste(1 tablespoon) - 8
Be careful with the salt since vegetable stock will have some salt in it
vegetable stock - or water(4 cups) - 9
Cook this for 7-8 minutes or until you smell a flavourful broth, now add the coconut milk and cook for 2-3 minutes
coconut milk(1/4 cup) - 10
To this, add the finely chopped veggies including onions, cabbage, sprouts and cook until the veggies and sprouts are soft but not mushy
green chillies - finely sliced(2)pearl onions (sambar onions) - finely chopped(1/2 cup)onions - finely chopped(1 cup)cabbage (patta gobi/ muttaikose) - finely sliced(1 cup)mixed sprouts(1 cup)coriander (dhania) leaves - finely choppedpurple cabbage - thinly shreddedspring onion greens - sliced - 11
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and turn off the heat
pearl onions (sambar onions) - finely chopped(1/2 cup)/2 teaspoons coriander powder (dhania)(1)onions - finely chopped(1 cup)coriander (dhania) leaves - finely chopped - 12
To serve, place whole or broken samosa into a soup bowl, pour the broth over the samosas and top with all the fresh veggies, fried onions and serve with a wedges of lemon
samosas - medium sized(8)dry red chillies - broken(2)pearl onions (sambar onions) - finely chopped(1/2 cup)onions - finely chopped(1 cup)lemon - wedgesspring onion greens - sliced - 13
Burmese Samosa Soup is a heavy meal by itself
- 14
Make it a feast by serving this soup along with a dessert like Caramel Apple Trifle Recipe or Rich Dark Chocolate Mousse Recipe to end your meal on a sweet note
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Burmese Samosa Soup Recipe
A vegetarian Burmese recipe with samosas - medium sized, teaspoons sunflower oil, cumin seeds (jeera). Ready in 50 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
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Directions
14 steps- 1
To begin making the Burmese Samosa Soup Recipe, first add all the dals in a pressure cooker with sufficient water and cook until soft
vegetable stock - or water(4 cups) - 2
Release the pressure naturally and mash the dal, keep aside
- 3
In a wide wok, heat one teaspoon of oil and splutter the cumin seeds, add the broken red chillies, finely chopped green chillies, grated ginger and saute until the raw smell disappears
cumin seeds (jeera)(1/2)dry red chillies - broken(2)green chillies - finely sliced(2)inch ginger - grated(1/2)pearl onions (sambar onions) - finely chopped(1/2 cup)kashmiri red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)onions - finely chopped(1 cup)cabbage (patta gobi/ muttaikose) - finely sliced(1 cup)coriander (dhania) leaves - finely chopped - 4
Add chopped pearl onions and cook until slightly golden
pearl onions (sambar onions) - finely chopped(1/2 cup)onions - finely chopped(1 cup)coriander (dhania) leaves - finely choppedspring onion greens - sliced - 5
Next add the coriander powder, red chilli powder, garam masala powder, pepper powder, turmeric powder and roast them for a minute on low heat
turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)garam masala powder(1/2 teaspoon)black pepper powder(1/2 teaspoon)kashmiri red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)/2 teaspoons coriander powder (dhania)(1)coriander (dhania) leaves - finely chopped - 6
Add vegetable stock into the wok and bring it to a boil
vegetable stock - or water(4 cups) - 7
Add the mashed dal, tamarind extract and salt to taste
tamarind paste(1 tablespoon) - 8
Be careful with the salt since vegetable stock will have some salt in it
vegetable stock - or water(4 cups) - 9
Cook this for 7-8 minutes or until you smell a flavourful broth, now add the coconut milk and cook for 2-3 minutes
coconut milk(1/4 cup) - 10
To this, add the finely chopped veggies including onions, cabbage, sprouts and cook until the veggies and sprouts are soft but not mushy
green chillies - finely sliced(2)pearl onions (sambar onions) - finely chopped(1/2 cup)onions - finely chopped(1 cup)cabbage (patta gobi/ muttaikose) - finely sliced(1 cup)mixed sprouts(1 cup)coriander (dhania) leaves - finely choppedpurple cabbage - thinly shreddedspring onion greens - sliced - 11
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and turn off the heat
pearl onions (sambar onions) - finely chopped(1/2 cup)/2 teaspoons coriander powder (dhania)(1)onions - finely chopped(1 cup)coriander (dhania) leaves - finely chopped - 12
To serve, place whole or broken samosa into a soup bowl, pour the broth over the samosas and top with all the fresh veggies, fried onions and serve with a wedges of lemon
samosas - medium sized(8)dry red chillies - broken(2)pearl onions (sambar onions) - finely chopped(1/2 cup)onions - finely chopped(1 cup)lemon - wedgesspring onion greens - sliced - 13
Burmese Samosa Soup is a heavy meal by itself
- 14
Make it a feast by serving this soup along with a dessert like Caramel Apple Trifle Recipe or Rich Dark Chocolate Mousse Recipe to end your meal on a sweet note
Rate this recipe