Tuesday, August 07, 2012

Sesbania grandiflora sour soup (အေမ့လက္ရာ ေပါက္ပန္းျဖဴ ခ်ဥ္ရည္ဟင္း)

Hi, Good day to all my blog readers! Today post is Sesbania grandiflora sour soup recipe by my mother. You will be surprised how simple and quick to make this edible flowers soup. It was my first time tasting this irresistible soup. Thanks mother, I really enjoyed your soup :)

I also found out that these flowers are not only edible but also known to give many health benefits. If you would like to find out more about this edible flower, please follow the links below.

herbalsmyanmar.com (in Burmese)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesbania_grandiflora




Cooking time : 7-8 minutes
Ingredients
300g Sesbania grandiflora
Coarsely chopped fresh chives
1 1/2 tablespoon tamarind juice

My mother said, " You need to open up the pau pan phyu (Sesbania grandiflora) to remove the yellow tips (anther, I guess) and then wash it."
I was interested to find out the names for flower parts and found the following picture with parts being labeled. If you are interested to know, you can take a look. I got it from this google image link.


Heat cooking pot over a medium heat.
Add 2 tablespoon of cooking oil.
Once the oil is heated, add in the coarsely chopped fresh chives.
Give it a stir.


Add in the flowers and stir well.
Add 2 cups of water, cover with the lid and let it cook for about 5 minutes.

Add 1 1/2 tablespoon of tamarind juice to the boiling soup.

Seasons to taste with salt and MSG.
Give it a gentle stir.
Let it simmer for another 2 minutes and that's it!
Thanks for dropping by and have a wonderful time. Bye guys!

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