Clear soup with bamboo and tofu
Cuisine: Indian
Author: EasyRecipes .
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 5 mins
Total time: 15 mins
The traditional way to eat this soup is to drink it from a small cup-like bowl.
Ingredients
  • 2 (8g) packets bonito dashi (stock) powder
  • 140g whole peeled bamboo shoot, thinly sliced, quartered
  • 10g dried wakame (seaweed)
  • 120g silken tofu, cut into 7mm cubes
  • 2 tbs cooking sake
  • 1 tsp soy sauce
  • Black sesame seeds, to serve
Instructions
  1. Place 1.2L water and dashi in a large saucepan and bring to the boil over medium heat. Add bamboo and wakame and cook for 4 minutes. Add tofu and simmer for a further minute. Add sake, soy sauce and salt to taste. Serve in small bowls, scattered with sesame seeds.
Notes
If you want to serve this lovely soup as a meal in its own right, add a packet of cooked Japanese udon noodles with the seaweed and 100g thinly sliced snowpeas with the sake. All ingredients are available from Asian food store, or selected grocers.
Recipe by Mithila.net at https://www.mithila.net/salads/soups/clear-soup-bamboo-tofu-7575.html