This is an easy to make soup, rich in
vitamin A, Vitamin C and is very healthy. Add some whole wheat pasta to
your soup
this is a meal in itself.
Method:
Bring vegetable broth
to a boil, add the spinach leaves,
tomatoes, chopped celery, garlic and cumin powder. Cook covered for 15
minutes.
Blend in a food processor until smooth.
Return entire soup mixture to
pan, and reheat. Soup will be
a rich green color. Just before serving, add 1¾ cups diced
tomato and cooked
baby corn and heat. Season to taste with salt and pepper, Garnish with
parsley
leaves and serve.
You can substitute the
vegetable broth for chicken or beef
broth.
Carrot
and coriander soup
The
benefits of this vitamin and fibre rich soup are many
including
being a good energy food and extreenly beneficial to the stomach and
digestive system.
Ingredients:
- 4 cups carrots
- 1 onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 5 tsp coriander leaves
- 1 tbsp butter (optional)
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tsp peppercorn
- 2 cups vegetable stock
- salt and pepper
Method:
Chop carrots, onion, coriander
and garlic. Heat butter in a
pan (optional), add peppercorns, onions, garlic and stir for a minute.
Add carrots
coriander and water. Bring to a boil, when carrots are cooked puree the
mixture
in a blender or food processor. Warm the mixture and add more vegetable stock if needed to adjuct the
consistency. Add salt
and pepper. Garnich with fresh coriander leaves. Serve hot.
Indian
tomato soup / Tomato Saar
This is a soup which is very
delectable.
However it is has a high calorie content and it is recommended that it
be made without the coconut if you are on a low calorie diet.
Ingredients:
4 medium sized Tomatoes
1 small green chilly
4 pepper corns
3 to 4 cloves garlic
2 tbsp. Coconut
Curry leaves 4 to 5 leaves
1/2 tsp. mustard seeds
1/2 tsp. Cumin seeds
A pinch
asafoetida,
1 tsp Butter or Ghee
Method:
Make a paste of
coconut, garlic and cumin
seeds in the food processor. Simmer tomatoes
in a pan with 3 cups of water for 15 minutes. Puree the tomatoes. Heat
ghee
(Indian clarified butter) or a little butter in a pan, add mustard
seeds, a
pinch of asafetida and curry leaves. This is the tempering for the
soup. Bring the soup to a boil, add sugar. Add coconut
paste and the slit green chilli. Let it simmer for 10 minutes. Serve
hot
garnished with coriander.
This is a delicious soup rich in protein and very
healthy.
You may add your favorite vegetables to this soup. The turmeric
powder adds to the therapeutic properties of the soup.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup red lentils
- 2 tablespoons ginger root,
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- minced1 teaspoon mustard seed
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- 4 tomatoes, chopped
- 3 onions, chopped
- 3 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon ground coriander seed
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup water
- salt to taste
Method:
Cook the lentils by boiling or pressure cooking until lentils are soft.
(Pressure cooking is faster.), Alternatively you acn boil lentils in a
pan for 25 minutes or until soft. In a pan heat the oil and add mustard
seeds. When mustard seeds begin to flutter, add onions, ginger,
jalapeno peppers, turmeric powder and garlic. Saute until the onions
and garlic are golden brown. Add coriander and cumin. Add chopped
tomatoes. Saute the mixture well until tomatoes are well cooked. Add
cooked lentils and a liitle water to get the desired consistency,
stirring well. Add salt to taste. Garnish with cilantro and serve.
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