Tamarind/Emli/Chintapandu as it is popularly known in hindi and telugu is a rich source of Vitamin C, carotenes, flavanoids, Vitamin B and iron. Tamarind is also referred to as “the date of the east”. Tamarind with its pea shaped boby with soft, mushy skin loaded with beautiful slightly black seed tempts with its unique flavour and tangy-sour taste. Tamarind paste is most widely used delicacy in the South Indian recipes. Tamarind is a good source of antioxidants that fight against cancer. Tamarind also helps in digestion, lowers cholesterol, soothes soar throat. When this ‘tempting tamarind’ blends with aromatic spices the result is simply scrummy. Whenever I run out time to prepare a side dish for hot boiled white rice, this chaaru comes as a rescue. With handy and readily available ingredients in the kitchen and with less effort and time an scrummy tasting chaaru is ready. If there is a Potato fry and hot boiled white rice along with this chaaru…….Hmmmmm the magic of simple Indian food begins to gratify your senses………
Chintapandu Chaaru – Tamarind Soup
INGREDIENTS:
- 3 tbsp thick Tamarind paste
- 3 cups Water
- 1 Onion, sliced
- 3 cloves Garlic, peeled
- 1 tbsp Coriander powder
- 1/2 tbsp Cumin powder
- 1 tbsp Pepper powder
- 1 tbsp Red chilli powder
- 1/4 tbsp Turmeric powder
- 6-9 fresh Curry leaves
- Salt
- Oil
PREPARATION:
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Grind coarsely onions, garlic cloves, red chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, pepper powder, turmeric powder and salt.
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Add oil to a heavy bottom cooking vessel and add the above grind paste along with curry leaves.
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Fry till light brown on a very low flame. Now add tamarind paste and water. Bring the contents to boil. Turn off the heat and serve hot with white boiled rice and any vegetable fry of your choice.
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Last but not least add your ‘love’ to make the dish ‘YUMMY’.
Shama Nagarajan says
its different and yummy
Chitra says
hmm,yummy post lubna,Drooling here,i wud love to try this:)
Varunavi says
Hmmmmmmmmmm lubna lovely snap and hubby’s fav.I just can’t eat pulupu
sharada says
Hi, The saaru(that's how we call) looks yummy…my mouth is watering.And i must say u just have a beautiful & interesting blog.Thanks for dropping by & leaving ur comment.Do come again.
Ramya Vijaykumar says
Nice pictures and the tangy color is tempting, mouthwatering…
rekhas kitchen says
ummmm yummy new to me looks very delicious mmmmm yum yum
Asha says
Slurp! What a great color KF, looks very tasty and easy too. I will try! 🙂
Suparna says
Hi lubna,This one is new to me. These days it’s tangy tangy flavour all around 🙂 and there…u added one more dish to the list. This one is easy and yum, I wouldn’t mind drinking it like rasam too 🙂 Thanks for the recipe.TC
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank you Shama, Chitra, Varunavi, Sharada, Ramya, Rekha, Asha and Suparna.
Priya says
Wow wat a delicious tangy chaaru..amazing clicks.
Aparna Prabhu says
This is new to me lubna every time i keep thinking wht saaru to have vth rice now i have sumthin new. 🙂
Gita's Kitchen says
This one is very different to me, with onions and all those spices, it sounds very intresting, yummy 🙂
RAKS KITCHEN says
Its quite different,my maami used to make soup,but thi sone is different frm that:)Thanx for the recipe!
ARUNA says
yumm yumm yummy!!!!!I just want to drool in the soup..slurp,slurp!
DEESHA says
we call this hunse saaru .. very good for digestion too
srikars kitchen says
Its new to me.. thxs for sharing,.. looks really delicious..
Rosa's Yummy Yums says
This soup must have a very complex taste! Delicious, I’m sure!Cheers,Rosa
Sophie says
I didn’t know tamarind was such a superfood! I used to eat the candy as a child a lot, this looks so delicious and savory.
Ashwini says
wow..nice one.. tamarind saru looks delicious..
Dhanya Nambirajan says
Wow… that is something interesting. Never tried tamarind soup.It looks yummy and delcious. Also thank you for stopping by my blog.
Pooja says
Tangy and delicious charu..Looking yummy lubna..
Deepa Hari says
Chaaru looks lovely Lubna…i just love them…beautiful clicks.
Vani says
That sounds super-delicious! AND looks great too
burpandslurp says
lol, like the last bit about adding “love” to make it yummy. I think it’s yummy already, but with love, it’s out of the world!
Uma says
Looks so gorgeous! Yummy. Great color!
meeso says
Something new for me, sounds really good 🙂
Yasmeen says
I too love the filling combo of chaar ,aloo and chawal.Love the click in the sunshine:)
Varsha Vipins says
Wah..I loved it..simple yet I am able to sense the taste..Flavorful too..:)
Vibaas says
something new and sounds yum!
Jennifer says
Wow, that looks awesome!
Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank you Priya, Aparna, Gita, Raks, Aruna, Deesha, Burpandslrup, Srikar, Rosa, Sophie, Ashwini, Dhanya, Pooja, Deepa, Vani, Uma, Jennifer, Homecooked, Meeso, Yasmeen, Varsha and Vibaas.
Homecooked says
Wow…never heard of tamarind soup. Sure looks good! I love sour things….I shall try this 🙂
Meenal Mehta says
yummy 🙂 love it!!
Ivy says
This soup is new to me but it sounds great and lovely pictures as well.
sowmya says
something diferent..will try it soon..
Sanghi says
yummy lubna, lovely presentation and clicks!
Ushanandini says
Chaaru is yummy and new to me. Nice bright colour. I have to try it.Slurp!
Akal's Saappadu says
this is something new to me but seems similar with ” puli kaachal” , (my friends used to bring that in a bottle to the hostel; they conserve it for many days….) don’t know how to do but I’ve a nice tasty souvenir of that :)this sounds similar to that one and reminds me of that; looks nice tangy and delicious!
A_and_N says
Thats a lovely looking gravy! And we love it tangy in our house 🙂
ARUNA says
This chaaru is like an elixir to me……even when i make roti, i need to have chaaru. I just love it. Pics are gorgeous!
Madhumathi says
Very different and delicious soup..Im just drooling over the picture..Thanks for sharing 🙂
Cham says
Love the tamarind flavor, looks delicous ur whole bowl!
Purva Desai says
Chatpata and tangy soup…..very nice click….
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank you Meenal, Ivy, Sowmya, Sanghi, Ushanandi, Akal, A&N, Aruna, Madhumati, Aruna, Cham and Purva.
Raaga says
like our vatha kuzhambu… looks great.
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank you Raaga.
Retno Prihadana says
Lubna, do you eat this soup with something else?. I used to cook fish soup with tamarind, to enhance the flavour.
Divya Vikram says
Looks lie comfort food!
Jo says
Wish I had seen this last week when I was having a flu. I’m sure this would have been the exact cure for it. Great recipe.
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank you Retno, Divya and Jo.
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank you Kate.
Kate- Aapplemint says
looks delicious ! i bet my hubby will love this !
Valarmathi says
Nice clicks. Second pic looks amazing. Tangy and delicious soup.
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank you Valarmathi.