Wednesday, 12 October 2016

Cauliflower, Carrot, Celery, Chickpeas (green) Soup

Ingredients:
  • 1 cup Cauliflower cut
  • Half cup Green Chickpeas
  • Half cup Carrots
  • Half cup Onion
  • 4 cloves of Garlic
  • half/full stick Celery 
  • pepper/salt/turmeric powder
  • Olive oil (Other cooking oils/butter can be used as well)
Instructions:
  1. Cut cauliflower, onion, garlic and celery into small pieces
  2. Saute onion, garlic in oil gently
  3. Add cauliflower, carrot, green chickpeas and celery
  4. Add water and pressure cook it for a whistle.
  5. Blend it to make soup, add salt and pepper to taste.

Friday, 30 September 2016

Minestrone Soup

Ingredients:

  • Half cup Carrot
  • Half cup Green Beans
  • Half cup Zuchinni
  • Quarter cup celery  
  • 4 medium tomatos
  • 1 medium onion
  • Half cup spinach chopped
  • Quarter cup French Lentils
  • 4 cloves of Garlic
  • Pinch of Turmeric Power 
  • Salt/Pepper
  • oil



Instructions:

  1. Heat oil in pan, Saute onion, garlic and the vegetables. 
  2. Add turmeric powder to it
  3. Add tomatos and spinach and the lentils
  4. Add two cups of water 
  5. Pressure cook it for 3 whistles.
Get about 4-5 servings of soup.

Thursday, 29 September 2016

Brussel Sprouts Soup


Ingredients:
  • 1 cup cut Brussels Sprout
  • Quarter cup Carrot
  • Quarter cup green Chickpeas
  • Quarter stick Celery
  • 4 cloves of garlic
  • 1/4 cup onion
  • pepper/salt
  • a small pinch of Turmeric powder.
  • Olive oil (Other cooking oils/butter can be used as well)

Instructions:
  1. Cut Brussels sprouts, garlic and celery into small pieces
  2. Saute onion, garlic in oil gently and add turmeric powder
  3. Add Brussels sprout, carrots and chickpeas, celery saute it. 
  4. Add water, salt and pressure cook it for a whistle.
    1. Add pepper to taste.


Another yummy way to enjoy sprouts
  • Brussels Sprouts (Kalaikkose) cut in cut in half or as a whole.
  • Steam cook it for 3-5 mins. 
  • Add oil to heated pan and gently saute garlic paste, salt and pepper.
  • Add sprouts and saute it little more and enjoy.

Monday, 26 September 2016

Asparagus and Spinach

Ingredients:
  • 15-20 Asparagus spears depending on the thickness 
  • 200 gms of spinach
  • 0.5 cup Green Peas
  • 0.5 cup Onion
  • 4 cloves of Garlic
  • half/full stick celery 
  • pepper/salt
  • Olive oil (Other cooking oils/butter can be used as well)
Instructions:
  1. Cut asparagus, onion, garlic and celery into small pieces
  2. Saute onion, garlic in oil gently
  3. Add asparagus, celery pieces
  4. Add water and pressure cook it for a whistle.
  5. Immerse Spinach in hot water for a minute.
  6. Blend it to make soup, add salt and pepper to taste.

Saturday, 24 September 2016

Colourful Carrot Soup


Ingredients:
  • 2 cups of cut Carrots
  • 0.5 cup Onion
  • 4 cloves of Garlic
  • quarter/half stick celery
  • small piece of ginger 
  • pepper/salt
  • Olive oil (Other cooking oils/butter can be used as well)
Instructions:
  1. Cut onion, garlic and celery into small pieces
  2. Saute onion, garlic in oil gently
  3. Add carrot, celery pieces, ginger
  4. Add water and pressure cook it for a whistle.
  5. Remove the ginger piece and blend the rest to make soup, add salt and pepper to taste.

Thursday, 22 September 2016

Beautiful Broccoli


Ingredients:
  • 1 medium Broccoli flower
  • 0.5 cup Onion
  • 4 cloves of Garlic
  • half/full stick celery 
  • pepper/salt
  • Olive oil (Other cooking oils/butter can be used as well)
Instructions:
  1. Cut broccoli, onion, garlic and celery into small pieces
  2. Saute onion, garlic in oil gently
  3. Add broccoli, celery pieces
  4. Add water and pressure cook it for a whistle.
  5. Blend it to make soup, add salt and pepper to taste.

Tuesday, 20 September 2016

Silky Spinach

Ingredients:

  • Spinach 2 hand fulls
  • Green chick peas (Channa)
  • Quarter cup Onion
  • 4 cloves of Garlic
  • Olive oil (Butter/Other cooking oils can be substituted)
  • Salt, Pepper

Instructions:

1. Cut onion and garlic into small peas
2. Saute onion, garlic and small peas in oil
3. Immerse spinach in boiled water and keep it closed for 3 minutes
4. Use a blender to blend the above
5. Add salt and pepper as needed.