Food has not been on my top of my mind lately and hence the lack of posts. When my mind is void of any food creativity, I fall back on food that I grew up with. Food that doesn't require me to think much or work much. Food that I can throw in a pot and be assured of delicious endings. And when it comes to simple comfort, soups top my list. One of my favorite part about Bohra cuisine is the soups. Unlike the general Indian cuisine, Bohras make a lot of soups. They are often served along side rice dishes, to sip on while one eats the rice.
Khurdi or white soup is made with rich mutton stock and then flavored with whole spices. Milk is added to the soup to give it some body and creaminess. Milk also gives it the characteristically white color, which isn't really all that white. The deep and intense flavors are rounded off with lots of fresh mint to add freshness.
Khurdi - Bohra White Stock Soup
Serves 3-4
Ingredients
250 - 400 g mutton on bone*, cut into medium size pieces
11/2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
2 green chilies, finely chopped
1 red onion, sliced
3 cups water
2-3 tbsp whole wheat flour **
1 1/2 cup milk
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 cinnamon stick, 3 inch
4-5 cloves
7-8 black peppercorns
1 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp lemon juice
Handful of mint
Salt and pepper to taste
Note
* Mutton is traditional but you could easily substitute it with beef and lamb. You can vary the amount of meat based on preference.
** You could also use all purpose flour instead.
Method
Boil the mutton with the water, ginger garlic paste, onions and green chilies in a pressure cooker for 20 minutes or until tender. If you don't have a pressure cooker, boil the meat in regular pot until meat is tender.
Strain the stock and keep the meat aside. In a deep bottom pan, add oil and whole spices. Once they start to sizzle, add the flour and roast it on low flame till its light browned and add the milk. Whisk well.
Add in the stock and meat, 8-9 leaves of mint, season with salt and pepper and let it simmer for 15 minutes, till its slightly reduced and thickened.
Top its with lots of chopped mint and lemon juice.
Serve hot.
Kulsum, your photos are delicious. I love all of the ingredients in this soup and am a fan of mutton. I think this is one very flavorful soup.
ReplyDeleteWhat a recipe! I know my husband would dive right into that bowl. Just so hearty and comforting.
ReplyDeletemmmm...i love this soup, always seen it in the thaal, but never knew it was called khurdi. I wish we'd made more bohri food in our kitchen growing up...keep posting more bohri recipes, they're amazing!
ReplyDeleteA comforting soup that must taste really good!
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Rosa
i seriously adore your pictures! it makes the food as if i can reach it!
ReplyDeleteLove your photography style Kulsum! It's so unique...
ReplyDeleteMutton soupd are much loved at my home but this one so refreshingly new. Your pictures are making me go try it ASAP.
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean about the simple comfort of a warm bowl of soup. Sometimes it's just what you need to make everything better.
ReplyDeleteHope this soup made everything right for you. I have eaten a lot of Bohra food as my neighbors in Tanzania were Bohra but I have never come across this soup before. Very hearty and warming.
ReplyDeleteso beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI have been falling back on my "regular" recipes, too! I love the simplicity of this.
kulsum , i read somewhere, taht you eat with your eyes..and anyone who sees this post of yours will be hungry :) lovely post ! and the soup looks so perfect for a lonely winter morning breakfast !!
ReplyDeleteLovely photos. The soup looks so good.
ReplyDeleteI love this soup! It looks delish and so comforting
ReplyDeleteSounds interesting, definitely I wanna try this as soon as possible.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like fantastic comfort food - think I will try out a version of this during the Winter... snow is falling everywhere and a comforting soup sounds perfect :)
ReplyDeleteSo comforting! This sounds so much like the plain mutton stew ma would make (without the mint) but with milk. The winter nights would be warm and comforting with a bowl and some hot roti rolled up and dunked in it. Love the styling Kulsum, esp. with the text at the background. Beautifully done!
ReplyDeleteThat is one bowl of deliciousness -- the husband loves mutton and I'm always looking for new recipes. Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and moody pictures. I have never had mutton soup .. looks very interesting.
ReplyDeleteKulsum, where have you been> Missing you girl. This soup looks so comforting I wish I had a bowl. Come and visit and chat on twitter. happy Holiday Season. Shulie
ReplyDeletethis looks wonderful
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty and inspiring soup recipe. That bowl is so pretty too :)
ReplyDeletewow...that is one delicious soup...full of flavors....I'm ur new follower now...do visit my space sometimes :-)
ReplyDeleteThis looks so comforting, Kulsum. I've never had mutton soup, now I want to try. Lovely moody pics, esp the second one!
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ReplyDeleteHey Kulsum, thanks for the recipe. My Kurdi turned out to be very delicious. Was curious what to do with sliced onions ?
ReplyDeletePost more bohra food recipes ..
Hi Munaf,
DeleteThanks for pointing that out. The sliced onions go with the meat while it boils in the pressure cooker.
Hey Kulsum, I will keep this in mind for net time.
DeleteIf not much, can I request you recipe for sweet puri which my mom use to make during Muharram. She use to call it sakali
Not sure abt all ingredients, but it was wheat flour, rava, sugar, I am sure I am missing few more and she use to deep fry it. I am missing it too much. Thanks Kulsum for this blog
Deleteluv it!!!
ReplyDeleteHi! Just browsing your blog and came to this beautiful soup recipe! I love mutton - in any form! Mutton soup is one of those irresistible things. My Mom used to make one but that was more like a clear soup. In Singapore, you get Mutton soups which are heavier but taste great! This one just sounds so good with mint, lots of peppercorns and lemon juice!
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are great, as usual!
Thanks a lot for sharing this - my mom used to make this but I had no recipe.So...this helped me tremendously.
ReplyDeleteso glad to know :)
DeleteI made khurdi for the very first time and it has turned out AMAZING!!!! All and alll thanks to you Kulsum!! You are a life saver! Keep em posted! ♥
ReplyDeletetime to wash your spoons may be?
ReplyDeleteIt is called 'patina' and no a patina isn't dirty and doesn't require you to wash it.
DeleteWowwww....I Just realized today that I've forever followed your recipe of khurdi and only saw you on Instagram and Facebook few days before!
ReplyDeletethanks for all the amazing bohri recipes and for girls like us who are away from moms
Doaa Jabir
Hungry Birds Doha
Hi Doaa,
DeleteI'm glad it's all connected now :) Thanks for following and encouraging. It's perfect time for some Khurdi isn't ?!
Is this the soup that is generally served in thaals beforw the main course
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