Serves: 4
Total Calories: 605

1/2 cup Almond and Poppy Seed Paste
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 stick cinnamon (1-inch)
6 whole cloves
3 black cardamom pods, crushed lightly to break the skin
2 bay leaves
1 cup finely chopped onion
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon Garam Masala
1 cup water
2 cups lowfat milk
1/4 cup , dry-roasted almonds, (or store-bought)
__Dry-Roasting Nuts and Seeds ..........Click the Edit tab and select this entry to learn more.
1 cup nonfat plain yogurt, whisked until smooth
1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste

1. Prepare the nut-seed paste. Then heat the oil in a large nonstick wok or saucepan over medium-high heat and cook the cinnamon, cloves, cardamom pods, and bay leaves, stirring frequently, for 1 minute. Add the onion and continue to cook until browned, about 7 minutes. Add the almond and poppy seed paste, black pepper, and garam masala, and cook, stirring, until golden, about 5 minutes.

2. Add the water and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low, add the milk and simmer, stirring, until the soup is thick, about 10 minutes. Meanwhile roast the almonds.

3. Let cool, remove the bay leaves, then mix in the yogurt and salt. Transfer to a serving bowl, refrigerate at least 2 hours or up to 2 days before serving. Garnish with the roasted almonds and serve.

From "1,000 Indian Recipes." Copyright 2002 by Neelam Batra. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 4
Total Calories: 605
Calories from Fat: 420

More Recipes from the 1000 Indian Recipes Cookbook:
* Soups
Cabbage Soup with Vegetables
Carrot-Ginger Soup
Cashew Corn Soup in Chicken Broth
Chicken Soup with Chayote Squash
Chicken Soup with Cream-Style Corn and Green Chili Peppers
Chicken Soup with Ginger and Coconut Milk
Chickpea Soup with Chicken Broth
Chilled Chickpea Soup
Chilled Potato Soup
Chilled Roasted Vegetable Soup
Chunky South Indian Tomato Soup
Classic South Indian Ginger Soup
Creamy Almond-Poppy Seed Soup
Creamy Tomato Soup
Curried Green Pea Soup
Fast Black Bean Soup, Indian Style
Fragrant Yogurt Soup
Goan Caldo-Verde Soup with Cauliflower
Goan Shrimp Soup
Mulligatawny Soup
Mysore Coconut Soup
Puréed Mushroom Soup with Yogurt
Puréed Pumpkin Soup
Puréed Spinach Soup
Quick Black Chickpea Soup with Cumin Seeds
Quick Lentil, Barley and Vegetable Soup
Quick Puréed Root Vegetable Soup
Quick Sindhi Split Pigeon Pea Soup with Tamarind
South Indian Buttermilk Soup
South Indian Lemon Soup with Mung Beans
South Indian Tamarind Soup
Spicy Chicken Broth
Spicy Lamb Broth
Spicy Shrimp with Coconut Milk and Tomato
Spicy South Indian Vegetable Soup with Tamarind
Spinach Yogurt Soup
Tomato Soup with Fresh Curry Leaves
Tomato Soup with Sautéed Vegetables
Tomato Soup with Yellow Mung Beans
Traditional South Indian Split Pigeon Pea Soup
Vegetable Soup with Yogurt and Coconut
Vegetarian Broth
Yellow Mung Beans and Spinach Soup with Sizzling Cumin Oil
Yogurt Soup with Flame-Roasted Eggplant