Kodo Millet and Drumstick Leaf Soup (Varagarisi Murungai Keerai Soup)

Ingredients

• kodo millet rice — 2 tsp (soaked)
• moong dal (split green gram) — 1 tsp (the English page says 'whole green gram'; the Tamil edition lists pasi paruppu, split moong dal)
• small onion (shallot) — 1 (the Tamil edition names a sambar onion)
• dried ginger (sukku) (a small piece; printed as 'a pint size' in English and 'a little' in Tamil)
• pepper — 6 (peppercorns)
• drumstick leaves (murungai keerai) (a handful)
• water — 4 cups (4 tumblers in the Tamil edition)

Method

1. Chop the onion and strip the drumstick leaves from their stalks.
2. Put the soaked kodo millet, moong dal, onion, dried ginger and peppercorns into the 4 cups of water and let it boil well, until the millet and dal are soft.
3. Add the drumstick leaves, let the pot boil for a little longer and serve the soup hot.