Rediff Reader Reshma Aslam shares some appetising vegetarian soup recipes for the season. Don't forget to share yours too!
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Soups are healthy and nourishing.
These vegetarian recipes are sure to please you all.
Tamatar ka Shorba
Photograph: SirNico/Creative Commons
Ingredients
- 5 large tomatoes (puree)
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp red chilly powder
- 1/2 tsp garam masala powder
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- Few curry leaves
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1/4 cup fresh coriander leaves chopped
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- Salt to taste
Method
- Heat a pan and add a bit of butter. Add ginger garlic paste and fry well.
- Add tomato puree and allow it to boil.
- Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, garam masala and salt. Let it simmer for about 15 to 20 minutes.
- Heat a small pan and add the remaining butter.
- When hot, add cumin seeds.
- When they pop, add curry leaves.
- Turn off the gas and add this tadka to the tomato shorba.
- Add chopped coriander leaves.
- Serve hot.
Winter Vegetable Soup
Photograph: Larry/Creative Commons
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup cauliflower (floweret)
- 1/2 cup carrots chopped
- 1/4 cup cabbage
- 1/4 cup green peas
- 1 potato
- 1/4 cup French bean
- 1/4 cup broccoli
- 2 tomatoes (chopped)
- 2 small onions
- 6 flakes garlic (chopped)
- 1/2 tbsp butter
- Salt as per taste
Method
- In a vessel and place all the vegetables except garlic. Bring it to a boil.
- When the vegetables become tender, turn off the gas and allow it to cool.
- Blend them well in mixer till it turns into a fine puree.
- Take another pan, heat some butter and add chopped garlic. Heat it till it turns brown.
- Add vegetable puree in it and let it simmer for some time.
- Add a dash of pepper.
- Serve hot.
Cream of Spinach
Photograph: Danube66/Creative Commons
Ingredients
- 1 bunch spinach
- 2 small onions (chopped)
- 1 tsp black pepper powder
- 1 to 2 bay leaves
- 6 garlic flakes (chopped)
- 1 cup milk
- 3 to 4 cups water
- 1/2 tbsp oil
- Salt to taste
Method
- Wash and chop the spinach well.
- Heat some oil in a pan.
- Add chopped garlic.
- When the garlic turns slightly golden in colour, add onions and fry well.
- When the onions turn pink in colour, add bay leaves and salt.
- Add chopped spinach, water and cook it for about 5 minutes.
- Turn off the gas and keep the spinach aside to cool.
- Remove the bay leaves.
- Blend the spinach in a mixer to make it into a puree.
- In a thick bottom pan, heat the spinach puree.
- When it starts to bubble, add pepper powder and cook for a minute.
- Add milk and simmer for around five minutes.
- Serve hot.
Note: All images used for representation purposes only.
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