Indian Soup Recipes - Corn Soup with Vegetables

A soup with a Chinese touch.

Serves 6.
Preparation time: 15 minutes .
Cooking time: 30 minutes .

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.

3. Serve hot with chillies in vinegar and chilli sauce or with grated cheese.

Indian Soup Recipes - Moong Soup With Paneer

Light and nutritious.

Serves 6.

Preparation time : 5 minutes.
Cooking time : 25 minutes.

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

How to proceed :

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

Indian Soup Recipes - Cucumber Soup

Cucumber Soup

Ingredients:

2 Cucumber
1 Onions
1 Potato
1 cup Low fat milk
1 tbsp. Butter
1 tsp. Black pepper powder
Salt to taste
Sugar to taste
Finely chopped coriander leaves for decoration.

Method:

1. Peel off onion, potato, cucumber and cut into small pieces.
2. Heat butter in a pan. Add cucmber, onion, potato and fry for 3-4 minutes. Add black pepper powder.
3. Add 3 cups water and bring it to boil. Reduce the heat and cook till tender. Add sugar and salt. 4. On cooling, blend it in an electric blender with milk.
5. Pour soup in individual bowls garnished with coriander leaves.
6. Serve hot or Keep it in freezer and serve chilled. Both taste good.