MUTTON RIB BONES SOUP (NENJU ELUMBU SOUP)

A warming bowl of Mutton Rib bones Soup (Nenju elmbu Soup in Tamil) gives a soothing relief for cold and chest congestion. This soup is prepared with freshly ground spices. It is commonly prepared at home mostly during Monsoon and Winter. We never missed it in Sunday meals during our childhood days. Today, I am sharing the preparation of this most comforting soup in my grandmother's cooking style.

INGREDIENTS :

Mutton Rib bones - 400 gms

Pearl Onions - 50 gms

Garlic cloves - 6

Tomato - 1 small size, well ripened.

Cloves - 2

Cinnamon sticks - 2

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Sesame/ Gingelly oil as required.

Curry leaves and Coriander leaves - a handful

To powder : 

Coriander seeds - 1 tsp

Pepper - 1 tsp

Jeera - 1 tsp . 

Sukku/ Dried ginger - 1/2 tsp. Blend them finely. 

Wash the bones well in cool fresh water with turmeric powder and keep aside.

METHOD OF PREPARATION:

1. Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Once hot, add cloves and cinnamon. When it splutters, add in the well washed rib bones. Saute for few minutes.

2) Then, add crushed onion and garlic to it. 

3) Then add chopped tomato and curry leaves.

4) Add 4 cups of water, add turmeric powder and pressure cook for 5-6 whistles and leave it aside till the steam leaves out completely.

5) Remove the lid once the steam leaves, leave it again the flame. Add in the blended powder and salt. Mix it well and bring it to boil for few minutes and garnish it with coriander leaves before removing it from the stove.

Mutton Rib bone soup is ready to be served hot.

MUTTON CLEAR SOUP

INGREDIENTS :

Mutton - 200 gms

Pepper powder - 2 tsps

Jeera - 1 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

Ginger powder - 1 tsp

Coriander leaves - few

Salt to taste

METHOD OF PREPARATION:

Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Once hot, add Jeera. When it splutters, add mutton pieces and saute till it leaves out water. Then add 2cups of water with turmeric powder. Pressure cook for 5-6 whistles. Allow the steam to leave. Add in pepper powder, ginger powder and Salt. Garnish it with Coriander leaves. 

 

Serve hot.

CHICKEN CLEAR SOUP

INGREDIENTS : 

Chicken boneless- 150 gms

Pepper powder - 2 tsp 

Turmeric powder - a pinch 

Coriander leaves - few

Cumin powder - 1 tsp 

Ginger powder - 1 tsp 

Salt to taste 

METHOD OF PREPARATION : 

1) Wash the chicken with turmeric powder. 

2) Heat Pressure cooker. Add 2 tsps of gingelly oil. Once hot, add chopped chicken. 

3) Add turmeric powder, ginger powder, cumin powder, few mint leaves and coriander leaves, 3 cups of water and cook for 5 whistles. Allow the steam to leave and garnish it with pepper powder.

Hot soup is ready to be served.

MUTTON SOUP

Mutton soup is a good preferred homemade remedy for fever, Cough & Cold . It is highly nutritious soup for children in boasting the immunity during Winter season and and increases muscle and bone strength . 

Today,I am sharing my grandmother's preparation of Mutton Soup. You can use Mutton with bones or legs or Chest bones. This can be given to children from 1 year onwards.

My grandmother uses Ammi to prepare the masala. It gives unique flavour to the soup.

INGREDIENTS:

Mutton - 200 gms

Pearl or Sambar onions - 8-10

Tomato - 1 big

Garlic cloves-4

Pepper - 1 1/2 tsp

Jeera - 1 1/2 TSP

Turmeric powder - 1 TSP

Coriander leaves

Salt

METHOD OF PREPARATION:

1) Blend tomato, pearl onions, jeera, garlic and pepper finely.

2) Heat Gingelly oil/ Sesame oil in a pressure cooker. Once hot, add mutton pieces, saute till it leaves out water. 

3) Then, add in the blended masala with turmeric powder and salt. Add little water and few coriander leaves.

4) Pressure cook for 8 whistles. Allow the steam to leave and serve hot.

PASTA CHICKEN SOUP

INGREDIENTS :

Pasta - 200 gms
Boneless chicken - 200 gms
Mixed veggies - 1/2 cup (Carrot, Peas)

Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Chicken masala - 1 tsp
Mint leaves
Pepper powder - 1 tsp

Corn flour - 1 tsp

Onion - 1 small
Jeera powder - 1 tsp

METHOD OF PREPARATION:

1) Boil pasta with sufficient water till done with a spoon of oil , strain the remaining water and keep aside .
2)Marinate chicken with turmeric powder , salt for 30 min.
3)Heat oil in a pan . Saute Onion and vegetables till done .Followed by addition of chicken and salt .Cook till chicken is well cooked with a cup of water and bring it to boil . When the chicken is cooked and the soup thickens.
4) Finally add pasta, corn flour and mix it up well with chicken and veggies .Garnish with mint leaves.

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