Paleo Curd Soup

Ingredients

• 1 cup full-fat curd (கொழுப்புள்ள தயிர்)
• half a cup water (தண்ணீர்)
• 2 tbsp grated coconut (தேங்காய் துருவல்)
• 1 tbsp each coriander seeds, peppercorns, cumin seeds (கொத்தமல்லி, மிளகு, சீரகம்)
• half a tbsp turmeric powder (மஞ்சள் தூள்)
• as needed salt, curry leaves, coriander leaves (உப்பு, கறிவேப்பிலை, மல்லித்தழை)
• 2 tbsp coconut oil (தேங்காய் எண்ணெய்)
• 1 dried red chilli (மிளகாய் வற்றல்)
• 1 tbsp mustard seeds (கடுகு)
• half a tbsp asafoetida powder (பெருங்காயத்தூள்)

Method

1. Dry-roast the coconut, coriander seeds, pepper and cumin and grind coarsely.
2. Whisk the curd with water, turmeric, salt and the ground powder.
3. Temper the red chilli, mustard and asafoetida in oil, pour in the curd mix and add curry leaves and coriander.
4. Warm gently and take off the heat as soon as it turns frothy, before it splits.

Adapted from பேலியோ ஆரோக்கிய சமையல் (Paleo Arokkiya Samaiyal) by Rtn Kannan Azhagirisamy, page 45. 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.