Vegetarian recipe · drink, side
Simple Vegetable Broth
சிம்பிள் வெஜ் ப்ராத் (Simple Veg Broth)
Serves 4 · 1 hr 15 min
Adapted from பேலியோ ஆரோக்கிய சமையல் (Paleo Arokkiya Samaiyal) by Rtn Kannan Azhagirisamy, page 23
A long-simmered, strained vegetable and whole-spice broth served hot with butter and pepper.
Estimated per serving from USDA FoodData Central and Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 values for the raw ingredients. Real numbers vary with brands and portions. The soup or juice is strained, so the real carbohydrate and calories are lower than shown, which counts the strained-out solids.
Ingredients
- 100 g cauliflower (காளிஃப்ளவர்)
- 100 g carrot (கேரட்)
- 100 g cabbage (முட்டைக்கோஸ்)
- half a bunch greens (keerai) (கீரை)
- 100 g mushrooms (மஸ்ரூம்)
- 1 capsicum (குடைமிளகாய்)
- 2 bay leaves (பிரிஞ்சி இலை)
- 1 inch cinnamon (பட்டை)
- 2 cloves (கிராம்பு)
- 2 green cardamom (ஏலக்காய்)
- 5 cloves garlic (பூண்டு)
- 1 inch ginger (இஞ்சி)
- 10 black peppercorns (மிளகு)
- 1/2 inch fresh turmeric root (பசு மஞ்சள்)
- as needed salt, pepper powder (உப்பு)
- 2 litres water (தண்ணீர்)
- as needed (30 g when serving) butter (வெண்ணெய்)
Method
- Chop everything and put it in the water; bring to a boil.
- Reduce the heat to very low, cover and simmer about an hour, until the 2 litres reduce to about 1 litre.
- Strain and keep the broth.
- To serve, dilute 1:1 with water, heat, and add about 30 g butter with pepper powder and salt to taste.
Adapted from பேலியோ ஆரோக்கிய சமையல் (Paleo Arokkiya Samaiyal) by Rtn Kannan Azhagirisamy, page 23. 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.
Recipe credit: tamilpaleorecipes.com and Adapted from பேலியோ ஆரோக்கிய சமையல் (Paleo Arokkiya Samaiyal) by Rtn Kannan Azhagirisamy, page 23.