Soups

SOUPS

Tomato Soup Preparation time : 5 minutes. Cooking time : 25 minutes. Serves 6. Ingredients Tomatoes 600 gms. Chopped ginger 1 tbsp. Chopped garlic 1 tbsp. Whole garam masala 1 tbsp. Bay leaf 2 no. Chopped green coriander 1 tbsp. Cumin seeds 1 tsp. Sugar (optional) 1 tbsp. Oil 1 tbsp. Green chili 2 no. Salt As per taste Method 1. Wash and cut tomatoes into quarters 2. Cook tomatoes with chopped ginger, garlic, green chilies cut into two and Whole Garam masala. Add 5 cups of water and bayleaf. Bring to a boil. 3. Simmer for twenty minutes on a slow flame until tomatoes are mashed completely. 4. Strain the mixture with a soup strainer. 5. Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds, let them crackle. Add strained tomato liquid and season with salt. 6. Bring it to a boil, add sugar if it is very sour. 7. Serve hot, garnished with chopped green coriander leaves.

Mung Soup with Paneer Preparation time : 5 minutes. Cooking time : 25 minutes. Serves 6. Ingredients ¾ teacup moong 2 tablespoons finely chopped paneer 1 teaspoon cumin seeds

1 tablespoon mustard seeds ¼ teaspoon asafoetida 1 teaspoon lemon juice 2 pinches sugar ¼ teaspoon pepper powder 2 tablespoons ghee salt to taste Method 1. Soak the moong for a few hours. Add 6 cups of water and cook in a pressure cooker. 2. Blend the cooked moong in a blender. Strain. 3. Heat the ghee and fry the cumin seeds and mustard seeds. When they crackle, add the asafoetida and moong liquid. 4. Add the lemon juice, sugar, salt and pepper and boil for 2 minutes. 5. Add the paneer and cook for 2 minutes Corn Soup with vegetables Preparation time : 15 minutes. Cooking time : 30 minutes. Serves 6.

Ingredients 1 can (450 grams) cream-style corn 2 level tablespoones cornflour 1 teacup finely chopped mixed vegetables (cauliflower, carrots, cabbage, onions, french beans) ½ teaspoon Ajinomoto powder 3 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons cheese To be ground into a paste 25 mm. (1") piece ginger 4 cloves garlic 4 green chillies For serving chillies in vinegar and chilli sauce grated cheese Method 1. Mix the cornflour with 6 teacups of water. Add the paste, corn and Ajinomoto powder and cook in a pressure cooker until done. 2. Add the vegetables, butter and cheese and boil for a few minutes. Serve hot with chillies in vinegar and chilli sauce or with grated cheese.

Green Peas Pods Soup Preparation time: 10 minutes . Cooking time: 10 minutes . Serves : 6

Ingredients 6 teacups skin of green peas 1 tablespoon green peas 1 chopped onion 3 teacups skim milk 2 teaspoons butter salt and pepper to taste Method 1. Heat the butter and fry the onion for 1 minute. 2. Add the green peas skin and green peas and cook for 3 to 4 minutes. 3. Add the milk and ½ teacup of water and cook in a pressure cooker till the first whistle. 4. Blend in a mixer. 5. Strain to separate the stock from the skin. Discard the skin. 6. Boil the stock for 1 minute. 7. Add salt and pepper. Serve hot. Health Information: This unusual soap gives the flavour of peas without the calories. Fresh green pea pods add fibre and Vitamins A and C to the soap. Fibre is called nature’s broom because it helps sweep the products of digestion through the body and eliminates them.

Lentil and vegetable broth Preparation time: 20 minutes. Cooking time: 20 minutes. Serves 6to 8. For the stock 2 tablespoones moong dal 2 onions 2 large tomatoes

For the topping 1 chopped onion ½ teacup shredded cabbage ½ teacup chopped spinach 2 tablespoons baked beans or tomato ketchup 1 chopped tomato 1 tablespoon oil salt and pepper to taste grated cheese to serve Method 1. Cut the onions and tomatoes into big pieces. 2. Add the moong dal and 6 teacups of water and cook in a pressure cooker. 3. When cooked, blend in a liquidiser and strain. Method 1. Heat the oil and fry the onion for 1 minute. 2. Add the vegetables and fry again for 1 minute. 3. Add the stock and boil for 10 minutes. 4. Add the beans, tomato, salt and pepper and give one boil. Tom Yum Soup Preparation time: 15 minutes. Cooking time: 10 minutes. Serves 6 Ingredients 6 teacups clear vegetable stock 1 green chili, cut lengthwise 10 to 15 canned mushrooms, sliced 10 to 12 cauliflower florets (parboiled) 1 tablespoon roughly chopped lemon grass 2 pinches Ajinomoto powder (optional) 1 teaspoon lemon juice 2 to 3 drops oil salt to taste Method 1. put the stock to boil. 2. Add the green chilly, mushrooms, cauliflower, lemon grass, Ajinomoto and salt and boil for 2 to 3 minutes. 3. Add the lemon juice and top with oil. 4. Serve hot with chilies in vinegar, Soya sauce and chili sauce.

Lentil Soup Preparation time: 10 minutes. Cooking time: 15 minutes. Serves 6to 8. For the stock ¾ teacup masoor dal (washed) 3 sliced onions 4 cloves crushed garlic ½ teaspoon chilli powder 3 tomatoes 2 teaspoons oil salt to taste For serving lemon juice For garnish 1 tablespoon boiled rice Method 1. Heat the oil and fry the onions for 1 minute. Add the garlic and chilli powder and fry again for ½ minute. 2. Add 6 teacups of water, the tomatoes, masoor dal and salt and cook in a pressure cooker till the first whistle. 3. When cooked, blend in a mixer. 4. Boil for 5 minutes. 5. Serve hot with lemon juice and garnished with boiled rice. Health Information: Pulses are an important source of protein containing twice as much protein as the same weight of cereals. The combination of cereals and pulses provides protein of high biological value. Sweet Corn Soup Preparation time: 10 minutes. Cooking time: 30 minutes. Serves 6 Ingredients 1 can (450 grams) cream style corn ½ teaspoon Ajinomoto powder ½ teaspoon Soya sauce

2 tablespoons corn flour salt to taste To serve green chillies in vinegar chilli sauce Method 1. Mix all the ingredients with 4 to 5 teacups of water. 2. Cook for 25 minutes. 3. Serve hot with chillies in vinegar and chilli sauce. Carrot Soup Ingredients Carrots 3 cups(diced) Tomatoes 2 Milk 5 Tbsp (optional) Garlic 2 tsps(minced) Garam Masala 1 tsp(optional) Black pepper a pinch Salt as needed Butter 2 Tsps Method Cook the carrots until its raw smell goes. Boil tomatoes and blanch them in the water to remove the skin and deseed them. Blend the carrots, garlic and the tomatoes. If U want the soup to be real smooth U can strain it. Take a heavy bottomed vessel and melt the butter and add the blended mixture. Let it cook for a few minutes, then add the milk and cook for sometime. Take it off the stove and add some pepper powder. Some croutons can also be added. Serve hot Palak Soup Ingredients 1 Onion 2 Tomatoes 1 Bundle of palak 3 Green Chilli 1 1/2 teaspoon Garlic - Ginger paste

4 garlic flakes (finely minced); 1 bundle of Fresh Palak (Spinach) 1/2 cup of milk 1 cup of loose corn 1/2 teaspoon of ghee salt to taste Method: Cut onion, tomatoes, green chilli and palak. Boil the chopped onion and tomatoes with little water for about 10 to 15 mins. Boil palak, green chilli and garlic-ginger paste the same way for about 15 mins. Blend all of the boiled ingredients together to a smooth pulp. Heat the ghee in a pot and fry the minced garlic for a minute. Add the pulp, corn, salt and bring to boil. Add milk and boil for 5 to 10 mins. Serve hot ! Hot & Sour Soup Ingredients French beans - 1/2 cup (finely shredded) Carrots - 1/2 cup (finely shredded) Cabbage - 1/2 cup (finely shredded) Coriander leaves - a few Cornflour - 4 tsp Vinegar - 2 tsp Soya sauce - 2 tbsp Pepper powder - 1-2 tsp Green chillies - 2 Hot water - 6 cups Salt - to taste Oil - 2 tsp Method: Grind green chillies & coriander leaves to a fine paste & saute in oil for 2 minutes. Add the shredded vegetables, pepper powder 7 saute for some more time. Add 6 cups of hot water, soya sauce, salt & vinegar & bring to a boil. Mix cornflour in 1/2 cup of water & add it to the soup. Stir constantly for 5-10 minutes. 7 serve hot.