Cockroach March Soup
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TypeSoup
Serves4 people
DateOctober 11, 2026
A sharp soup with a cockroach column of halved eggs and olive across the surface.
A spicy-sour Indian lentil soup, served with a row of halved eggs and black olive slices as cockroaches marching across the surface. The Cockroach Movement's march is literally visible on the plate.
Ingredients
- 250 g red lentils
- 2 onions
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 red chili
- 1 tbsp grated ginger
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1.2 l vegetable stock
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 lime
- 4 eggs
- 16 pitted black olives
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Fresh coriander, optional
Method
- Boil the eggs for 8 minutes until hard, cool in cold water, and peel.
- Finely chop the onions, garlic, chili, and ginger.
- Heat oil in a soup pot, sauté onion, garlic, chili, ginger, cumin and mustard seeds until fragrant.
- Add turmeric and garam masala, fry briefly.
- Add lentils, tomato paste, and stock. Bring to a boil and simmer for 25 minutes.
- Roughly blend the soup with a stick blender. Season with salt, pepper, and lime juice.
- Slice the eggs lengthwise in half. Slice the olives lengthwise into three pieces each.
- Pour the soup into bowls. In each bowl, lay four egg halves in a row like a march. Place an olive slice on each egg as a shield.
- Garnish with coriander if desired.
Serving notes
- Arrange the eggs and olives in a clear row as a cockroach column.
- Serve in a wide bowl for best effect.
- Offer lime wedges on the side for extra sourness.