A Word About Soups

There are as many soups to make as there are colors in the spectrum. The combination and endless variety of vegetables, legumes and herbs and spices is a starting point. The. Texture, puréed or textured or clear and proportions of ingredient. No two soups are ever the same. A cold front came through last night and temperatures have dropped.

The time for making soups is at hand. Like a painter, you too can let your imagination go to work with locally available ingredients and create your works of art which will be displayed briefly at the table.

Don't forget to add the unexpected ingredient or flavor and think of how you will create that hint of South Indian in your soups. In mine last night, There were the curry leaves but also at the end I served the soup with a pinch of karuveppilai podi as a garnish instead of the obilgatory pepper.

Unlike other visual arts, yours will be a feast not just for the eyes, but also for the nose, the tongue and the palate...