SoupsSoups

 

Ingredients:Tomato- 3 (big, firm and ripe)Carrot- 2 (medium sized)Garlic- 4 flakesSalt- to taste Pepper- to tasteButter- 3 tbspWater- for cooking vegetables

Method:

Clean tomatoes and carrot well.

Cut carrot into 3 big pieces (after trimming the top and bottom). Peel and wash

garlic flakes.

Place carrot, tomatoes, butter, water and garlic in a pressure-cooker and cook till

vegetables are well cooked. Apart from vegetables the cooked water is the stock.

Place the cooked vegetables in the big jar and blend for 1 minute using speed 1.

Now add the hot stock and blend well in speed 1.

Tomato soup

Serves-2

Serve hot immediately with salt and pepper. (Optional: breadcrumbs can be fried

in ghee and added to the soup immediately before serving).

Medicinal value: This is a concentrate of carotenoids and lycopene. Excellent

medicine for a glowing skin and remedy for defective vision, if consumed regularly.

Stock: Liquid basis for soup made by stewing vegetables.

Ingredients:Garlic - ½ CupOnion- ½ CupVegetable/chicken Stock- 2 Cups (steaming)Corn flour- 1 tbsp(optional)Pepper- ½ TbspCumin- 1 tspSalt As Per TasteOil- 1 Tbsp(or Butter)

Method:

Heat oil well in a kadai, add chopped onion and garlic. Fry well till transparent.

Now place the fried ingredients in big jar add little stock and blend well to make

a smooth paste.

Dilute corn flour in 2 tbsp of stock water add to the ground paste, add cumin,

pepper, salt and blend at speed 1 for 1-2 minutes in a big jar along with all the

stock.

Garlic soup

Serves-4

Now pour hot soup to bowl, add grated cheese(optional). Serve hot.

Medicinal value: This soup is very effective in curing cold and cough because

of its spices used. It’s a wonderful snack food especially during winter season.

These types of foods when consumed your nose will start to run and the mucus

will begin to clear.