Category: soup

Jamaican Split Pea Soup

Jamaican split pea soup is full of vegetables like yam, sweet potato, pumpkin and sweet corn, along with chicken and Jamaican dumplings for a delicious, filling meal.

Fijian Dahl

Fiji is another country with a sizable Indian population that we don’t tend to think about. Descendants of Indian indentured sugar plantation laborers make up some 38% of the population, and needless to say have their own subtle variations on the foods of their ancestors.

Guyanese Bounjal Dhal

Outside of Indian, Guyana is one of the countries with the largest percentage of people of Indian heritage. Half a world away from the mother country, Guyanese dhal has its own distinctive character.

Chana Dal

Chana dal is made from split, hulled black chickpeas.

This recipe uses spices like cumin, cloves and cardamom, along with onion and tomato, for a delicious, warm, filling dish to serve with rice, naan or chapatis.

Pappu Charu

Pappu Charu is a simple South Indian lentil soup containing onion, tomato, tamarind and a few spices.

Tomato Rasam

Rasam is a South Indian soup or broth, containing tamarind, tomato and spices. It is a staple food, served daily in many households.

Mixed Vegetable Sambar

Sambar is a South Indian, lentil and tamarind based stew, containing a variety of vegetables.

Dal

Dal is an Indian dish, consisting of lentils or other small pulses cooked with tomato, chili peppers and spices.

Dal is a daily staple dish for many of India’s 1.4 billion people, eaten with rice or bread at nearly every meal.

Caldo de Feijão Branco

Caldo de faijão branco is a Portuguese bean and potato soup, featuring sausages and bacon.