Fazulovika

Fazulovika is a thick Slovak soup, made with smoked meat and beans, flavored with paprika and marjoram, and usually thickened with a roux, or mixture of cream and flour.

Asopao de Gandules

Asopao de gandules is a Puerto RIcan/ Caribbean soup made with rice and pigeon peas, and served with plantain dumplings.

Asopao de Mariscos

Asopao de Mariscos is a seafood and rice stew popular in Puerto Rico and across the Caribbean. I made several errors in my cooking process, but even so the dish was tasty, and I’ve tweaked my recipe so hopefully you won’t make the same mistakes!

Puerto Rican Asopao de Pollo

Asopao de Pollo is a chicken and rice soup from Puerto Rico. It’s full of tasty vegetables and Caribbean flavors, good for warming up on a cold day, but just as tasty any other time.

Asopao de Pollo Dominicano

Asopao is a popular type of rice soup across the Caribbean. This version uses chicken, and is based on Dominican recipes.

South African Dhal

South African dal is made with yellow split peas and typical Indian spices like turmeric, cumin fenugreek and curry leaves. My version is on the spicy side with lots of both red and green chilies.

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.

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.