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| Bilimbi Sothi (soup) |
Bilimbi a sour vegetable which can take the place of lime, lemon, vinegar and tamarind in certain dishes.
it is a tropical vegetable Read this article for background information and nutritional value of bilimbi.
Bilimbi sothi is a mild soup with coconut milk. It can be used as gravy for rice and some other kinds of breads.
Recipe summary
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Bilimbi Sothi (soup)
Preparation time:15 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Serves: 4
Preparation
Wash and slice 60 grams bilimbi into bite size cubes. You may also slice lengthwise.
method
I cooked in two ways. A simple one and the other with tempering.
Method 1 - Simple bilimbi sothi
1. Heat a wok or a pan add chopped and 1 tbsp vegetable oil and as it heats up lower the heat and add ½ tsp mustard seeds and as it splutters add ½ tsp cumin seeds and fry for 3 seconds and add 50 grams onion roughly chopped, 1 thinly sliced green chili, 1 red chili thinly sliced, 1 sprig chopped curry leaves, 1 tea spoon salt, and 1 teaspoon turmeric powder.
2. Bring to boil and lower the heat and let it cook till the bilimbi is soft or for about 10 to 12 minutes.
3. Add 1 cup coconut milk and cook for another 3 minutes and take off the heat.Your simple sothi is ready.
Method 2 - Bilimbi sothi with tempering
1. In a medium size saucepan or a wok heat 1 tbsp vegetable oil. And add 1 dry chili broken into mall pieces and fry for 1 minute and add 50 grams coarsely chopped onion and fry for 5 minutes.
2. Add 1 sliced green and 1 sliced red chili and 1 sprig curry leaves
and fry for 3 minutes.
3. Push the fried items to a side and add a teaspoon oil add ½ tsp mustard seeds wait till it splutters and add ½ tsp cumin seeds and fry for a minute. This is usually done at the beginning before adding dry chili and onion. But I do it half way to avoid burning the spices.
4. Add bilimbi pieces, 3 cups of water, 1 tsp turmeric powder and 1 tsp salt.
5. Cover and bring to the boil and reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes or till bilimbi becomes soft.
5. Add 1 cup coconut milk. Cook for two minutes. Taste for seasoning and adjust. Let the gravy be slightly sour.
6. That is it. Bilimbi soup is ready You don't have to add lime juice.
Bilimbi Sothi (soup) is ready.
For
Bilimbi Sothi (soup)
Preparation time:15 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Serves: 4
Preparation
Wash and slice 60 grams bilimbi into bite size cubes. You may also slice lengthwise.
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| Bilimbi |
method
I cooked in two ways. A simple one and the other with tempering.
Method 1 - Simple bilimbi sothi
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| A simple Bilimbi Sothi (soup) |
1. Heat a wok or a pan add chopped and 1 tbsp vegetable oil and as it heats up lower the heat and add ½ tsp mustard seeds and as it splutters add ½ tsp cumin seeds and fry for 3 seconds and add 50 grams onion roughly chopped, 1 thinly sliced green chili, 1 red chili thinly sliced, 1 sprig chopped curry leaves, 1 tea spoon salt, and 1 teaspoon turmeric powder.
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| Bilimbi rings onion.green chili,red chili curry |
3. Add 1 cup coconut milk and cook for another 3 minutes and take off the heat.Your simple sothi is ready.
Method 2 - Bilimbi sothi with tempering
1. In a medium size saucepan or a wok heat 1 tbsp vegetable oil. And add 1 dry chili broken into mall pieces and fry for 1 minute and add 50 grams coarsely chopped onion and fry for 5 minutes.
2. Add 1 sliced green and 1 sliced red chili and 1 sprig curry leaves
and fry for 3 minutes.
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| Bilimbi sothi with tempered items |
3. Push the fried items to a side and add a teaspoon oil add ½ tsp mustard seeds wait till it splutters and add ½ tsp cumin seeds and fry for a minute. This is usually done at the beginning before adding dry chili and onion. But I do it half way to avoid burning the spices.
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| Ingredients for Bilimbi sothi with tempering |
4. Add bilimbi pieces, 3 cups of water, 1 tsp turmeric powder and 1 tsp salt.
5. Cover and bring to the boil and reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes or till bilimbi becomes soft.
5. Add 1 cup coconut milk. Cook for two minutes. Taste for seasoning and adjust. Let the gravy be slightly sour.
6. That is it. Bilimbi soup is ready You don't have to add lime juice.
Preparation time:15 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Serves: 4
Ingredients
Main
60 grams Bilimbi (6)
Others
50 grams onion roughly chopped
1 green chili thinly sliced
1 red chili thinly sliced
1 sprig curry leaves chopped
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 cup coconut milk
1 tea spoon salt
3 cups water
Spices
1 dry chili broken into small pieces.
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
½ teaspoon mustard seeds
½ teaspoon cumin seeds
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| Bilimbi rings onion.green chili,red chili curry |
Wash and slice bilimbi into bite size cubes. You may also slice lengthwise.
Method
I cooked in two ways. A simple one and the other with tempering.
Method 1 - Simple bilimbi sothi
Heat a wok or a pan add oil. As it heats up lower the heat and add mustard seeds and as it splutters add cumin seeds and fry for 3 seconds. Add all the ingredients except coconut milk. Add three cups of water. Bring to a boil and lower the heat and let it cook till the bilimbi is soft or for about 10 to 12 minutes. Add coconut milk and cook for another 3 minutes and take off the heat. Your simple sothi is ready.
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| A simple Bilimbi Sothi (soup) |
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| A simple Bilimbi Sothi (soup) |
Method 2 - Bilimbi sothi with tempering
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| Ingredients for Bilimbi sothi with tempering |
In a medium size saucepan or a wok heat the oil. Add chili and fry for 1 minute. Add onion and fry for 5 minutes.
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| Frying dry red chili and onion |
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| Addition of green chili and curry leaves |
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| Addition of mustard seeds and cumin seeds and later the bilimbi |
Add 3 cups of water.
Add turmeric powder and salt ..
Cover and bring to the boil and reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes until
bilimbi is a soft.
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| Sothi is being cooked |
That is it. Bilimbi soup is ready You don't have to add lime juice.
If you like you can boil the ingredients in thin coconut milk and add thick coconut milk at the final stage.
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| Bilimbi sothi with tempered items |
YOU MIGHT WANT TO SEE MY OTHER RECIPE ON BILIMBI
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