Food & Travel: Agra, asafoetida, and Yogurt soup – Spoon!

Ingredients

• 4 cups yogurt
• ½ cup milk
• 3 tbsp. chickpea flour
• a few sprigs of cilantro
• a pinch of turmeric
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 2 fresh chili peppers or dried chili flakes
• 2 cm piece of ginger
• 2 tbsp. ghee
• ½ tsp. mustard seeds (preferably black mustard seeds)
• ½ tsp. cumin
• ½ tsp. asafoetida
• 3 cloves
• a pinch of cinnamon
• 1 tsp. sugar
• salt
• 2 tbsp. ghee or cold-pressed vegetable oil
• 1 small leek
• ¼ tsp. asafoetida
• 1 medium bowl of chopped pumpkin
• 3 tbsp. chopped parsley or cilantro
• 2 tbsp. lemon juice
• ½ cup water
• 3 tbsp. cream/milk (or additional ghee)