Showing posts with label Soup. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Soup. Show all posts

Sunday, 28 July 2013

Spinach Lentil Soup

 
 
Well....this is one of my comfort food. Spinach lentil soup....Easy to make n tasty n refreshing....Hubby is not so fond of this one. But I am !!!!!
Try this atleast once and I am sure you will fall for this.....

Ingredients:

1 cup lentil
1 cup spinach chopped
1tsp garlic crushed
1tsp ginger crushed
Salt (for taste)
3 cups water
1tsp turmeric powder
2tsp Oil

Method:

1. Heat oil in a deep pan and add chopped garlic n ginger. Saute for a minute.
2. Add turmeric powder n chopped spinach. Add water. Add a pinch of salt also.
3. Once water starts boiling add lentil and close it with a lid and cook for about 20minutes.

I love having this in a rainy night...Try this:)
 

Tuesday, 26 March 2013

Sweet Corn Soup

 
 
For me soup was only some vegetable soup..and creamy mushroom soup..I havent tried cooking other soups..When i got some sweet corns, i didnt know what to prepare...I just kept it n finally weekend came...This is the time i empty my refrigerator n i started cutting vegetables for salad..I thought to add some corns in to my salad n make it different...Trust me it was not so good!!! I know some poeple like eating raw corns but for some reason i cant do that...Then i landed on this soup idea..It was delicious n i like it a lot...
Sweet corn soup is very tasty and easy to prepare..Its popular for all ages..I think this is the simplest soup..I remember reading an article about corns ..It described that cooked corns can fight the chance for getting cancer..Here is the soup recipe:)
 
Ingredients:
 
Sweet corn     -  2 cups
Milk               - 1/2 cup
Sugar              - 1tbsp
Corn flour       - 1tsp
Pinch of salt
Pinch of pepper
Water for cooking corn
 
Method:
 
1. Take a pressure cooker n cook corn with water and sugar.
2. When corns are almost cooked add a pinch of salt n grind it nicely.
3. Add this mixture in to boiling milk and cook until it is thickened.
4. Sprinkle pepper on top (optional)
 

Friday, 15 March 2013

Creamy Mushroom Soup

 
 
Mushrooms  are rich in antioxidants like polyphenols and selenium...When i got tiny button mushrooms, first thought came to my mind was cutlets...Mushroom cutlets make tea time perfect..But later i changed my plan because of my friend and prepared this soup.. It was just wow....Creamy , yummy soup...After having the soup my thought was like , " Is it possible  for me  to grow mushrooms???? "
 

Ingredients:

Mushrooms        - 1cup
Chopped onion   -  1 cup
Garlic                  - 4-6 cloves
Vegetable broth   -  2cup
Salt                      - 1tsp
Pepper                 - 1tsp
Oil                       - 1tsp


Method :

1. Clean and cut mushrooms into small pieces and keep aside.
2. Heat oil in a deep pan and cook onions and garlic in the pan.
3. Add cut mushrooms pieces in to pan and cook well. Add vegetable broth in to pan and cook for about 10 mint.
4. Add salt in to soup and mix well. Then cool down the soup and mix well using a blender.
5. Add pepper in to soup and mix well. Serve hot.