Archive for the 'Vegetarian Soups' Category
Bean soup
Ingredients
• 1 cup red kidney beans
• 2 onions (chopped)
• 4 tomatoes (chopped)
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1/2 tsp. chili powder
• 1 tsp. lemon juice
• 1 tbsp. oil
• Salt according to taste
For serving
• 1 tomato (finely chopped)
• 1 green onion (sliced)
• 1 tsp. coriander leaves (chopped)
• Tomato sauce according to taste
Method
1. Soak the beans overnight. Drain thoroughly.
2. Add the beans and 6 cups of water and cook in pressure cooker. Blend […]
Masoor Soup
Ingredients
• 1cup lentil (whole masoor gram)
• 1 medium tomato
• 1 small onion (finely chopped)
• 1 tbsp. ghee or oil
• 1/2 tsp. Chili powder
• 1/8 tsp. Turmeric powder
• Salt according to taste
• A pinch of asafoetida
• A pinch of Cumin seeds
• A pinch of Mustard seeds
• 2 tsp. Lemon juice
• 2-3 cup water
Method
1. Pressure cook lentil. Mash it properly & keep aside.
2. Cut tomato & onion into pieces & blend […]
Moong Soup
Ingredients
• 1/4 cup Moong (green gram , whole)
• Salt, pepper according to taste
• Lime juice according to taste
• 1/4 tsp. cumin seeds
• 1 tsp. butter or ghee
• 2 cups water
• A pinch of asafoetida
• A pinch of turmeric powder
Method
1. Pressure cook washed gram till very soft.
2. Keep aside 1 tbsp. boiled moong. Blend the rest, after cooling.
3. In a pan, heat butter add cumin seeds. When […]
Dal Shorba
Ingredients
• 1 cup masoor dal
• 3 onions (sliced )
• 4 cloves garlic (crushed)
• 1/2 tsp. chili powder (optional)
• 3 tsps curry powder
• 3 tomatoes (cut into big pieces )
• 6 tbsps spinach leaves (chopped)
• 1 tbsp. oil
• Salt and lime juice to taste
Method
1. Heat the oil in a pan and fry the onions for a few seconds.
2. Add the crushed garlic, chili and curry powders. Fry […]
lentil soup
Ingredients
• 1/4 cup lentils (whole masoor dal)
• 3 tbsp. butter
• 1 tbsp. oil
• 2 onions (finely chopped)
• 1/2 tsp. grated ginger
• 1 tsp. curry powder or garam masala
• 1 dried red pepper (crushed)
• 1 tbsp. corriander powder
• 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tbsp. flour
• 2 carrots (chopped)
• 2 red potatoes (diced)
• 2 tomatoes (diced)
• 6 cups vegetable stock or water
• Juice of one lemon
• 1/4 cup corriander leaves (chopped)
• 1 […]
Spinach Soup
Ingredients
• 100 gm. spinach leaves
• A few coriander leaves
• A few mint leaves
• 1 onion
• 1 garlic crove
• 1 tsp. ginger paste
• 1 tsp. butter
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tbsp corn flour (dissolved in ½ cup water)
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Chopped almonds and mushrooms (for gainishing)
Method
1. Coarsely chop spinach leaves, coriander leaves, mint leaves, onion and garlic.
2. Pressure cook the above clopped gradients with 2 cups […]
Creamy Spinach Soup
Ingredients
• 4 cups onion & potato stock
• 2 bunches spinach
• 1 onion (chopped)
• 100 gms fresh cream
• 1 1/2 tbsp corn flour
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 tbsp butter
• Salt & pepper to taste
Method
1. For making the stock, cut 2 onions & 2 potatoes into large cubes. Then pressure cook in four cups of water and once done, strain the water and reserve as […]
Vegetable Stems Soup
Ingredients
• 8-10 stems of spinach leaves
• 4-5 tender stalks of the leaves just below cauliflower
• 2-3 stems of coriander leaves
• 1 small spring onion
• 1/2 tsp. ginger (crushded)
• 1 garlic clove (crushded)
• 1 tbsp. cornflour
• 1/4 dried red chili (crushed)
• 1/2 tsp. sugar
• Salt according to taste
• 1/2 tsp. soy sauce
• 1/2 tsp. oil or butter
• 2 1/2 cups water
Method
1. Clean all the fibrous threads from the stems.
2. Chop the […]
Mixed Green Soup
Ingredients
• 1 tbsp. moong dal (washed)
• 200 gms. spinach
• 100 gms. carrot
• 100 gms. radish
• A handful of coriander leaves
• 7-8 lettuce leaves
• 2 large tomatoes
• 1 tsp. ginger (chopped)
• 1 onion (chopped)
• 100 gm paneer
• 1/2 cup coconut milk
• 1/2 tsp. garam masala powder
• 1/2 tsp. butter
• Some White pepper powder
• Some mint leaves
• Salt according to taste
For garnishing
• 2 tbsp. grated coconut
For preparing coconut milk
• Take 100 gm fresh coconut. Cut […]
Apple Soup-I
Ingredients
• 4 Good Sized Apples
• 2 tbsp. Butter
• 3 cups Hot Water
• 1 tbsp. Lemon Juice
• 1/2 tsp. Cinnamon
• 1 tbsp. Honey
Method
1. Wash well, halve and shred apples without peeling.
2. Simmer for 10 minutes in pan with water and lemon juice then sieve.
3. Return to pan with lemon, honey, butter and cinnamon. Bring to boil then simmer for 15 minutes, stir occasionally.
4. Serve hot or […]