DRUMSTICK LEAVES SOUP (MURUNGGAI KEERAI SOUP)

INGREDIENTS:

Drumstick leaves - 1 cup

Toor dal - 3 tbsps

Tomato - 1 small

Pearl onion - 3

Garlic cloves - 5

Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

Coriander powder - 1 tsp

Jeera powder - 1 tsp

Gingelly oil - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Heat pressure cooker. Add 3 tbsps of Toor dal, 1 cup of water, garlic, onion and tomato with turmeric powder and a spoon of gingelly oil. Pressure cook for 5 whistles till dal is soft.

2) Once done, open the lid and add drumstick leaves. Add 1-1/2 cups of water. Bring it to boil.

3) Add in coriander and Jeera powder with Salt. Mix it well. Cook till it reaches soup consistency.

4) Once done, remove from the flame and serve hot.

 

TOMATO BASIL SOUP

INGREDIENTS :

Tomatoes - 6 big

Red bell pepper/Capsicum - 2

Basil - handful chopped

Parsley - few

Salt to taste

Crushed peppercorns / Black pepper - 2 tsps

Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

METHOD OF PREPARATION : 

1) Heat a spoon of olive oil. Once hot, saute diced onion till tender.

2) Add in chopped basil and saute it.

3) Add in the tomato puree ( soak tomato in hot water, peel the skin and blend with soaked red pepper/Capsicum).

4) Bring it to boil, add pepper powder and salt. Garnish it with few chopped basil and parsley.

 Serve hot.

 

TOMATO PASTA MINT SOUP

INGREDIENTS: 

Pasta -- 150 gms 

Tomatoes - 3 big (blended finely with little water and small piece of ginger)

Pepper powder - 2 tsp 

Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

Mint leaves - 1 handful

Milk - 1 tbsp 

Salt to taste 

METHOD OF PREPARATION : 

1) Boil pasta with 2 cups of water till it gets well cooked. 

2) Heat pan. Add in the blended tomatoes with ginger, little water and bring it to boil. Add in turmeric powder.

3) When it starts thickening, add in the cooked and strained pasta. Drop in the mint leaves and salt. Cook till it gets thickened further.

4) Add in 1 tbsp of milk and pepper powder. Cook till it reaches soup consistency. 

Remove from the flame and Serve hot. 

This goes to Sowmya's Cooking with Pasta Event.

MIXED VEGETABLE SOUP (ENGLISH SOUP)

English (British) cuisine includes more of freshly prepared soups. This is one of the most commonly prepared soups in the households.

INGREDIENTS: 

Carrot - 2

Parsnip - 1 big

Brocolli - few florets

Spinach - 1/2 cup chopped

Garlic cloves - 5 crushed

Ginger powder - 1 tsp

Crushed Pepper/ Pepper powder - 1 tsp 

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste 

METHOD OF PREPARATION: 

1) Boil sliced carrots, parsnip, brocolli florets in a pot till soft.  Remove 5-10 slices of carrot out and blend them finely.

2) Once the vegetables are soft, add spinach ,followed by crushed garlic cloves. Cook till the garlic cloves are soft, it takes 5 minutes.

3) Mix in the blended carrot to it. Add Turmeric powder, Ginger powder and Salt. Garnish it with Crushed pepper and mixed herbs.

Serve hot. 

Sending this to Deepa's Cooking for kids --Potato event started by sharmi .