Simple Jeera Garlic Soup

Ingredients

• 1 onion (வெங்காயம்)
• 5 cloves garlic (பூண்டு)
• 1 tbsp cumin seeds (சீரகம்)
• 5 black peppercorns (மிளகு)
• 1 tbsp ghee (நெய்)
• 1 tbsp butter (வெண்ணெய்)
• 100 ml milk (பால்)
• as needed salt and white pepper powder (உப்பு & வெள்ளை மிளகு தூள்)
• as needed water (தண்ணீர்)

Method

1. Boil the onion and garlic until soft and blend to a puree.
2. Heat ghee, pop the peppercorns, then add the cumin.
3. Pour in the puree with salt (thin with water as needed) and bring to a boil.
4. Add the milk, let it come to one boil and turn off the heat.
5. Finish with white pepper and butter.

Adapted from பேலியோ ஆரோக்கிய சமையல் (Paleo Arokkiya Samaiyal) by Rtn Kannan Azhagirisamy, page 34. Method rewritten in our own words; ingredient quantities follow the book, with gram weights estimated for the nutrition figures. The book thanks the Arokkiya Unavugal (Healthy Foods) Facebook group and tamilpaleorecipes.com.