If you are from Chennai, You never missed this yummy soup from soup stall vander. When Valli gave the theme as street food, I had list of recipes to try but end up with some quick and yummy recipe which took me back to my Chennai life. Really missing those days :(Kalan/ Mushroom soup is very popular road side dish in Chennai. When I searched for original road side shop soup recipe in internet, I end up with restaurant style soup recipes where mushrooms are sautéed, pureed and mixed with cream to get rich flavor and creamy texture. But the roadside mushroom soup is more like clear soup where corn flour is add to thicken the soup.
To test my taste buds, I tried with the ingredients which I found and tasted in roadside shop soup which I tasted 5 years before. And my taste buds test was approved with exact taste and texture which I got from my soup. Yeah I very happy with the outcome and it tasted awesome in very bite of corn flakes and mushrooms and it took back to my Chennai days.. Try this at your home and sure you guys will admit what I am saying here.
( Note: I believe commercially they use ajinomoto in their recipes to enhance the taste. But I avoided and didn't find any difference of taste in my soup.)
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Serves: 3 ~ 4
Source: Sarasyummybites
Ingredients:
1 tbsp oil / butter
1 medium size onion, chopped
4 ~ 5 fresh mushroom, chopped finely
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
4 cups water
2 tbsp corn flour + 3 tbsp water
Cilantro as needed
Powdered black pepper and salt to taste
Corn flakes chivda as needed
Method:
1. Heat oil in heavy bottom sauce pan in medium heat. Saute chopped onion for few minutes till it turns soft.
2. Throw in ginger garlic paste and saute for few seconds. Add chopped mushroom. Saute and cook for few minutes.
3. Add 4 cup of water and allow it to boil. Add salt to taste. Meantime mix corn flour and 3 tbsp water together without lumps.
4. When soup starts to boil, Lower the heat, add corn flour mixture to the soup. Stir continuously for few seconds. Soup will starts to thicken up. Turn off the heat when soup reaches its required consistency. Garnish with minced cilantro.
5. Adjust salt and pepper to taste. Transfer it to serving bowl and serve with corn flakes. Enjoy your yummy soup.
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Kalan Soup / Chennai Soup Stall Mushroom Soup Recipe / காளான் சூப்Preparation time: 10 minutesCooking time: 20 minutesServes: 3 ~ 4Ingredients:1 tbsp oil / butter1 medium size onion, chopped4 ~ 5 fresh mushroom, chopped finely1 tsp ginger garlic paste4 cups water2 tbsp corn flour + 3 tbsp waterCilantro as neededPowdered black pepper and salt to tasteCorn flakes chivda as neededMethod:1. Heat oil in heavy bottom sauce pan in medium heat. Saute chopped onion for few minutes till it turns soft.2. Throw in ginger garlic paste and saute for few seconds. Add chopped mushroom. Saute and cook for few minutes.3. Add 4 cup of water and allow it to boil. Add salt to taste. Meantime mix corn flour and 3 tbsp water together without lumps.4. When soup starts to boil, Lower the heat, add corn flour mixture to the soup. Stir continuously for few seconds. Soup will starts to thicken up. Turn off the heat when soup reaches its required consistency. Garnish with minced cilantro.5. Adjust salt and pepper to taste. Transfer it to serving bowl and serve with corn flakes. Enjoy your yummy soup.www.sarasyummyrecipes.com
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Wow what a flavorful mushroom soup. Looks yummy!!
I am going to try it soon.Bookmarked.
Prefect soup for a chilled evening dinner, i want to grab a cup and have rite now.
Good one for mushroom lovers
Mushroom soup is famous here. Yours looks so much like the ones we get at road side stalls. Great I terpretation..
Mushroom soup is famous here. Yours looks so much like the ones we get at road side stalls. Great I terpretation..
the corn flake garnish is definitely a truly unique Indian garnish - I wonder how it will taste with the soup?
Do not drink road side shop's soup. It is unhealthy as it has mono sodium glutamate / ajinomoto.