'FINE BALANCE' SOUP
FOOD RECIPE This vegetarian soup brings together hot, sour,salty,bitter and sweet tastes , in a fine balance. www.askvikass.in serves 4-6 , cooking time 1 hour Ingredients 250 gms mooli, cut to bite-sized pieces 250 gms cluster beans,chopped 4 slices dried fig 1/2 cup garlic 1/2 cup fresh dill leaves (sowa) 3 tbsp ginger,grated 4 cups vegetable stock. For garnish Juice of 1 lemon 2 tbsp toasted sesame oil (see box) 1/2 cup green onioms,finely sliced. Method Place all the ingredients in a pot and cover.Fill a larger pot with water,bring to a boil and place the smaller pot in it.Cover and cook on a low flame until the vegetables are tender.Leave covered until time to serve.Stir in sesame oil and lemon juice.Garnish with sliced green onions. To make toasted sesame oil, toast 500 gms sesame seeds in a pan and process in a blender while still warm until oil is released .Leave in a jar for a few hours and the oil will raise t...