A mild and healthy warm soup prepared in Western India, good for invalids and babies too!
Step: 1
Pour water into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Add bean sprouts and cook for several minutes. Strain (you can use the boiled bean sprouts for salad).
Step: 2
Mix rice flour and buttermilk into the bean sprout stock. Add sugar and curry leaf. Season with salt.
Step: 3
In a separate pan, heat vegetable oil. Add pepper and cumin and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Pour mixture over the soup and bring to a boil.
Step: 4
Serve hot. Garnish with chopped cilantro.
Per Serving: 156 calories; protein 6g; carbohydrates 15.5g; fat 8.3g; cholesterol 4.9mg; sodium 133.1mg.