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Kerala lamb soup with egg ribbons

Kerala mutton soup with egg ribbons

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A Kerala-style soup: mutton with bones, cooked in a pressure cooker with onions, garlic, ginger, and spices, thickened with flour and garnished with egg w…

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Recipe from Gkdeepasulekha, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This soup is made with young lamb pieces, rich in bone, which give it a hearty broth. Thickened with starch, it finishes with ribbons of egg white, similar to a Chinese soup.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time45 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodpressure cooker
  • Estimated cost$2.73 $0.68 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.41
  • $0.44
  • $0.70
  • $0.03
  • $0.80
  • $0.08
  • $0.27

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Heat the ghee in the pressure cooker, then sauté the onion, and add the garlic and ginger, stirring constantly.
  2. Add the pepper, garam masala, and turmeric, and cook until browned. Then, add the pieces of lamb. ≈ 3 min
  3. Cover with water, season with salt, and cook until the meat is tender. Then, remove the ginger pieces.
  4. Mix the cornstarch with a little warm water and then add it to the soup. ≈ 4 min
  5. Once the soup has thickened sufficiently, gently fold in the beaten egg whites until they form ribbons. Continue to cook until the ribbons set.
  6. Garnish with cilantro and serve hot. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Kerala mutton soup with egg ribbons

  • 2 small onions, finely chopped$0.41
  • 5 cloves of garlic, crushed$0.44
  • clarified butter$0.70
  • salt$0.03
  • 2 egg whites, beaten$0.80
  • 2 tablespoons of cornstarch$0.08
  • ground black pepper$0.27

Total$2.73

that's $0.68 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of young lamb, with plenty of bones
  • 2 small onions, finely chopped
  • One large piece of ginger, crushed
  • 5 cloves of garlic, crushed
  • clarified butter
  • salt
  • 2 egg whites, beaten
  • 2 tablespoons of cornstarch
  • ground black pepper
  • A pinch of turmeric
  • garam masala, to your liking
  • One bunch of cilantro
  • water

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