Tibetan Potato Soup and Kopan Masala recipes

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Made this Saturday for dinner. Good spicy thick soup.

 

Tibetan Potato Soup

 

1/4 c Butter or margarine 1 tb Minced ginger, fresh

1 tb Minced garlic

1 c Diced onion

1/2 ts Turmeric

1/2 ts Chili powder

1/2 ts Kopan Masala (recipe below)

3 c Mashed potato

4 c Water

1 c Diced tofu, firm

1 c Spinach leaves,chopped (I used kale)

1 1/2 ts White vinegar

1 tb Soy sauce

2 ts Salt

1/2 ts Black pepper

2 tb Chopped green onion

2 tb Chopped cilantro

 

Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat. Add

ginger, garlic and onion and stir-fry over medium to

medium-high heat for 1/2 to 1 minute. Add turmeric,

chili powder and masala. Stir-fry 1/2 minute longer.

Add potato and mix. Cook and stir 3 minutes. Add water

1 cup at a time, stirring constantly with wire whisk

to prevent lumps from forming.

 

Stir until mixture is smooth. Add tofu and spinach.

Mix well and bring to boil. Add vinegar, soy sauce,

salt and pepper. Simmer 5 minutes. If soup is too

thick, add water. Add green onions and cilantro and

mix well. makes about 8 cups.

 

 

Kopan Masala (if you can't find it, make your own)

 

1/3 c Coriander seeds

1/4 c Cumin seeds

10 Black cardamom pods, peeled

15 Green cardamom pods, peeled (or 25 Green cardamon if you can't find black)

25 Cloves

2 Cinnamon sticks, broken up

1 ts Black peppercorns

1/4 ts Ground nutmeg

 

Combine all ingredients and crush finely but not to a powder, with mortar and

pestle, coffee grinder, rolling pin or food processor.

Makes 1/2 cup, jar and store.