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Thukpa by DK on Jun 19, 2008

After a long trip away from home - the first thing I look for when I come back is home-cooked food. Something v simple, easy on the stomach ( God! I had enough of restaurants to last a lifetime!). My taste buds immediately seek out soups.

As soon as I came - I was gently reminded of dear Bhags RCI Event. Only after seeing her event , did I realise that I had not tried a single recipe from North East India! How could I have missed! It was v clever and smart of her to choose unknown categories. I searched high and low and got few recipes - I hardly had any ingredients since I had just stepped into our home but this Thukpa recipe captured my fancy since it required only v basic ingredients which I had.


Since it is usually served with meat, I made a vegetarian version for me. It hardly takes any effort and gets ready in a jiffy. Its protein rich and good for digestion.

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  • Serves: 2 people
Ingredients
  • 1/2 onion, sliced
  • 1 pkt Baked Tofu ( instead of meat )
  • 1/2 pkt of Egg noodles
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp fennel seeds
  • few cloves
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 Anise
  • few sprigs of cilantro
  • ground pepper and salt to taste
Method
1.

Heat a non stick and in 1 tsp of canola oil saute the all the ingredients except cilantro and egg noodles.

2.

Add 3 cups of vegetable stock or water. Bring it to a boil and add the noodles.

3.

Once soft, add salt and plenty of pepper and garnish with cilantro.

4.

All done in matter of minutes - under 10 min and soothing too.

Off this goes to Bhags for North East Indian Cuisine. Thanks for choosing a innovative theme. Will now explore more in that area :)

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Its amazing when you do something which you like and believe in - and that inspires another person. I felt honoured to get this award from Hetal from Isha's Kitchen and dear Swati Thank U Isha :) and I am berry happy too Swati ;-)

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21 Comments

By askq8 on May 10, 2009

I like this recipe :)

By KayKat on Jun 24, 2008

That sounds insanely simple and looks delicious! Reminds me of the pho I had for dinner last night :)

By Kalai on Jun 23, 2008

Looks like a nice, light, satisfying soup, Dhivi! :)

By Cynthia on Jun 22, 2008

That soup does look fit enough to feed the soul.

By Susan from Food Blogga on Jun 22, 2008

That's one thing I don't like about traveling--eating out at restaurants too much. I can totally understand your wanting a light-on-the-belly soup, and this looks perfect.

By FoodieFriend on Jun 22, 2008

thupa looks good!
Nice recipe and good pics.....
Happy blogging!

By Carolina on Jun 21, 2008

Your recipes look fabulous and I want to take them into my kitchen to try. How can I put them in print format???

By bhags on Jun 21, 2008

the thupka looks yummy....the soup really has achieved some fame here....thanks for the delicious entry

By Swati Raman Garg on Jun 20, 2008

perfect thupka with tofu haan .....

ok i have a little something for you in my blog.. come over and check it :)

By Sunshinemom on Jun 20, 2008

I had them in HP last year, and they looked just like this. Very nice entry!

By notyet100 on Jun 20, 2008

thukpa looks delicious...

By Pearlsofeast on Jun 20, 2008

Thukpa tastes delicious and we had them while touring in Sikkim.This recipes looks very tempting.I love to make it.

By Priya on Jun 20, 2008

It is nice to replace tofu for meat. I will try this soon. Check out Nupur's blog for MBP and Mansi's Healthy recipes event. This will suit both.

By Jaya on Jun 20, 2008

looks so simple to make and delicious also..Thanks for sharing the recipe..
hugs and smiles
jaya

By Srivalli on Jun 20, 2008

Thukpa looks great...nice one to make on your return!..so OS is going to be very exciting this time...looking fwd to see them!

By Happy cook on Jun 20, 2008

I also missed the event as i didn't know wht to make.
Why didnt u mail me this recipe i would have done itfor the event :-)
looks delicious

By Arundathi on Jun 19, 2008

This looks delicious - how clever to use tofu! I can't wait to post my OS2 dish!! Yum yum!

By Uma on Jun 19, 2008

that looks delicious, DK! congrats on the award.

By Nags on Jun 19, 2008

wow thats an indian dish? looks so fancy and all that.. never heard of it before, thanks for sharing. and OS is an amazingly different event. i got the ingredient right and already made something with it :) waiting to post ;)

By karuna on Jun 19, 2008

i love thukpa. nice recipe

By Siri on Jun 19, 2008

Smart idea to substitute with Tofu. that reminds me of a funny incident which 'we' can never forget.

'S' took me to this fancy Chinese restaurant one day and I ordered 'Tofu Palak Soup', which sounded so yummy even though it was Rs102. It was basically raw Tofu + blanched Palak + boiled Water + salt & pepper. :( U shud have seen my face then. 'S' was ROFL!..;) I know u wud have given the same giggle!!

Hugs,
Siri