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As I had mentioned earlier, Konkanis make many different sarus which are like rasams. These are very quick to make, so they are very suitable when you want to cook something tasty very fast. This is such a saru which has very few ingredients. My mother and grand mother used to make these kind of sarus. This is my son in law’s favorite and on his request, I am posting this.
This can be served as a soup on its own or served with rice.
Ingredients:
2 cups water
1 tbl spn lemon juice
1 tea spn jaggery
A pinch asafoetida
A pinch turmeric powder
1/2 tea spn mustard seeds
4-5 curry leaves
2-3 green chillies
1 tbl spn fresh/frozen coconut(optional)
3-4 strands coriander leaves(optional)
Oil
Salt
Method:
Heat oil and add mustard seeds. When they start popping, add curry leaves, green chillies, turmeric, asafoetida. Fry for a min and add water. When it starts boiling, add salt, jaggery, coconut and boil for another 1min. Add lemon juice and take off the heat. Garnish with coriander leaves (optional, I did not use it).
Serves : 2
Preparation time : 10mins
i should have guessed that the coconut would be what makes it specifically konkani….lovely recipe……loved your kale vatanyachi curry. we make it slightly differently at home.
September 10th, 2008 at 9:28 pmDear Aunty, this is one of the most refreshing soups ever! Thank you so much for sharing this.
September 10th, 2008 at 10:39 pmVaradpacchey, saaru kasane chanda color, ruchiii dista!
September 11th, 2008 at 1:44 amwow! how quick n easy is that! thank you aunty!
September 11th, 2008 at 7:36 amVardpachi colour bhari layeke dista!!! I think it is also called Udka Saru, (coz dal is not used) not sure though. Good to slurp down as a soup.
September 11th, 2008 at 11:31 amThis new to me.Sounds simple..
September 12th, 2008 at 2:04 amlosuna panna galleri kashshi pache? he aaji kartha
Varada: Losne phanna ani limbo/jaggery may not go well. Let us know how you liked it
September 12th, 2008 at 11:04 amOoo … I’m fascinated with the idea of adding jaggery AND coconut! And green chillies? Ok, I’m definitely going to try this out, will let you know how it goes
September 13th, 2008 at 1:26 amI tried this and was very refreshing .Added more lime juice n made it tangy.thanks
September 14th, 2008 at 11:42 amanother lovely recipe fm u aayi which is very similar to what my amma makes (usually when i fall sick and don’t have much appetite for food)
September 15th, 2008 at 5:18 amThe Soup tastes yummy…
September 15th, 2008 at 7:58 amwhat a delicious looking saaru, gorgeous in its simplicity.
September 16th, 2008 at 12:18 amAAHAA !!
October 29th, 2008 at 5:37 amI was just waiting to lay my hands on this recipe…Finally I got this one.
Thanks a ton..