Well here goes, with the fulfillment of one of the aims of my trip. The garlic soup recipe. This is available everywhere in the mountain regions, and I certainly had one each day of the trek, some days more than one! Sometimes it comes as a variation such as "potato garlic soup" - or vegetable garlic or tomato garlic. These are great too. Sometimes it uses more cornflour to be thicker, but it is usually just a very simple clear soup with a good taste. It may be especially suitable for consumption in an environment where you already don't really care what you smell like.
The big variable is the amount of garlic. The suggestions range from 6 to 20 cloves per person. Let's take 8 or 9 as about right. Bash the garlic cloves and chop finely. Heat some oil (corn or soya) in a pan and chuck in the garlic, then a small handfull of cornflour. Heat this over a hot flame for a short time (a minute or less), stirring. Then pour in boiling water and continue to stir. Add pinches of red masala and white masala and a half teaspoonful of salt. and some colouring. Continue to heat for a short time and serve.
I haven't had the chance to try this myself yet, but have written the above on the basis of watching the process.
4 comments:
No problems with Vampires round Nepal ways then huh? oO
Hi Alan. I've been following your blog and looks like you're having a great adventure. Will have to try the garlic soup recipe. I still haven't finished recording the tapes but will get them done soon and possibly upload them somewhere.
Happy travels,
Hi Alan
Your soup sounds like it would be quite tasty, think i might give i a bash sometime this week (i'll let you know how i get on).
Looks like your having a fantastic time out there. I was planning a holiday in europe at the end of the summer but we're been drawn towards asia.
The weather has been good here last few weeks, me and amy climbed Stac Polly a couple of weeks ago. Trying to break ourselves in gently for more walking over the summer.
"It may be especially suitable for consumption in an environment where you already don't really care what you smell like."
Haha yeah good point!
But yumm I look forward to (Mum) making it :)
xxx
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