Badam Shorba

Name: Badam Shorba (Almond soup)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1¾ cups (350 ml) milk; 1½ cups (150 grams) almonds; ½ teaspoon sugar; 1¼ teaspoons maida (refined flour) or pastry flour; 2 teaspoons butter, at room temperature; 1½ tablespoons heavy cream; ½ teaspoon ground white pepper; 1 teaspoon table salt

Almond soup

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

How to Cook Indian

By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

About

This rich soup tastes best when it is freshly made. Blanching the almonds first softens them a little and makes grinding them a lot easier. If your almonds have been sitting around in the pantry for a while, be sure to taste them and make sure that they are not rancid.

Ingredients

1½ cups (150 grams) almonds
1¾ cups (350

Asia
India
Soup
Vegetarian

Method

Soak the almonds in hot water for 4 to 5 minutes. Drain and peel them. Slice 10 to 12 almonds and set them aside for garnish. Put the remaining almonds and ¾ cup (150 ml) of the mil