POTATO SOUP - Home made easy vegetable soup

POTATO SOUP 

Ingredients : 

Potatoes  - 2
Onion   -   1
butter   - 2 tbsp
water    - 3 cups
milk      -  1 cup 
Salt 
Pepper 

Procedure :

1. Mince the onion and saute in the butter
2. Add the water , potatoes and seasonings 
3. Cook till the potatoes are done 
4. Remove from fire and pass through a sieve 
5. Reheat stir in milk and simmer slowly for  5 minutes stirring occasionally .
6. Put some extra butter if desired and serve hot 

  

Chicken Cream soup - Non-veg homemade easy soup

CHICKEN CREAM SOUP :

Ingredients :

½ cup cooked chicken meat ( shreded )

4 cups chicken stock

2 table spoon  butter

2 table spoon flour or corn flour

1 tsp salt

½ tsp pepper

½ tsp ajinomoto

1 table spoon cream per serving

Procedure :

Melt the butter on a low heat

Stir in the flour fry lightly

Add the chicken stock slowly so no lumps form

Add the shreded chicken

Boil for 1 minute , stirring constantly

Add the seasonings

Add the cream

Serve hot

Tags : Non-Veg Soup , Chicken Soup , Soup

Drumstick soup - Home made easy and Men's healthy soup

DRUMSTICK SOUP :

Ingredients :

Drumsticks – 3 ( cut into big pieces )

Onion – 1

Garlic – flake ( crused )

Green gram dhal – 1 ½  Tbl.sps

Tomato – 1 small

Coarsely crushed cumin and pepper  - tsp

Salt and sugar – as required

For white sauce :

Milk – ½ cup

Corn flour – 1 Table sp.

Procedure :

Steam drumsticks in pressure cooker till it is cooked

Scoop out the pulp using spoon

Chop onion and tomatoes into small pieces

Cook dhal with crushed garlic , onion and tomato in pressure cooker ( Tie cumin and pepper in a muslin and put it in the dhal while cooking )

Cool down after cooking and discard the spice bag .

Blend it along with drumstick pulp in mixie

Strain or pass through a sieve and dilute with water

Make white sauce with corn flour and milk , cool down

Mix it with cold soup, dilute with water and then reheat the soup with enough salt and sugar

Serve hot with soup sticks

Tags : Men’s Health , Drumstick soup , best for husband ,

BEETROOT SOUP - Home made easy soup recipe

BEETROOT SOUP :

This is a very easy home made soup and health for men’s problems and children’s growth .

Beetroot – 1 ( medium size )

Big Onion – 1 ½

Carrot  - 1

Potato  1 small

Cumin seed  - a pinch

Garlic  -  1 flake ( crushed )

Salt and pepper  - as required

Sugar – 1 ½ tsp

Coriander leaves – 1 tablespoon

Worcestershire sauce – ½ tsp

Capsico  sauce  - ¼ tsp

Milk – ½ cu

Procedure :

1. Dice all the vegetable into ½  inch cubes
2. Heat little butter in a pressure pan and fry crushed garlic and then onion , with a pinch of cumin seed
3. After a minute or two add all the other vegetables and fry for one or two minutes .
4. Pour two cups of water and pressure cook in reduced flame till one whistle .
5. Cool down and then blend it in a mixie
6. Strain through a sieve and dilute it with another 3 cups of water .
7. Reheat in reduced flame with salt and sugar
8. Just before serving mix pepper powder , chopped coriander leaves and sauces to th soup
9. Hot milk can be mixed at this point
10. Serve hot with small salt biscuits

Tags : Tamil Samayal Kurippugal , Soup , Beetroot Soup , Easy home made soup , Tamil Cooking Tips

Tomato Soup - Home made easy soup recipe

Tomato Soup – Home made easy soup recipe

 

Ingredients :

Tomatoes : 1 Kg

Onions – 2  ( Medium Sized )

Fresh Ginger  - 1  and half inch Piece

Carrot – 1 ( Chopped finely )

Beet root – Small piece

Salt and pepper powder  - as required

Sugar – as per taste

Method

1.      Dice onions and tomatoes into big pieces

2.      Peel and chop ginger

3.      Take all thr chopped vegetables in a vessel and pour enough water to cover the pieces.

4.      Cook in medium flame till tomatoes become just tender ( or ) Pressure cook till one whistle .

5.      Cool down thoroughly and discard beetroot piece .

6.      Blend in mixie and then strain through broad eyed strainer to remove seeds and skin.

7.      If necessary dilute it with water and reheat with salt and sugar .

8.      Just before serving sprinkle pepper powder .

9.      Serve hot in soup bowls with fried bread croutons .

Note :

Never allow the soup to over boil . Heat till boiling point only in medium flame stirring in between . If any soup is over boiled it loose its taste and also its important vitamins and minerals.

 

Orange and Tomato Soup :

Omit carrot and beetroot in the above recipe . Peel one (or ) two sweet oranges ( loose jacketed ) and add it when the tomatoes are three fourth cooked . Follow the same procedure .

 

Variation :

Above mentioned soup can be done without carrots and beetroots . For best result select ripe red tomatoes which are sweet in nature . Discard any green portions while chopping tomatoes . If tomatoes are sour little more sugar can be added . When serving this soup for guests and children top with little fresh butter .

 

Sunshine Salad

Sunshine Salad

Tangy, crunchy, sweet, and all-around sensational – this dish delivers the joy of a sunny afternoon in every bite. 

Serves 4 

6 cups torn mixed salad greens

1 (11- ounce ) can mandarin oranges, rinsed and drained

¼ cup apricot spreadable fruit

2 tablespoons white distilled vinegar

2 tablespoons SPLENDA Granular

¼ cup chopped walnuts

In a large bowl, combine salad greens and mandarin oranges, In a small bowl, combine spreadable fruit, vinegar, and SPLENDA Drizzled dressing mixture evenly over salad mixture. Toss gently to coat. For each salad, place 1 ½ cups salad mixture on a plate and sprinkle 1 tablespoon walnuts over top. Serve at once. 

Each serving equals

HE: 1 ½ Fruit * 1 ½ Vegetable * ½ Fat * ¼ Protein

3 Optional Calories

149 Calories * 5 gm Fat * 2 gm Protein

24 gm Carbohydrate * 26 mg Sodium

52 mg Calcium * 2 gm Fiber

DIABETIC EXCHANGES : 1 ½ Fruit * 1 ½ Vegetable

1 Fat

Classic Cranberry Salad

Classic Cranberry Salad

It’s a great way to adorn to holiday buffet table, but this spectacular molded salad is too good to enjoy only on special occasions just think how pretty this rosy-red delight will look on your dinner plates! 

Serves 6

2 envelope unflavored gelatin

¾ cup cold water

1 cup reduced – calorie cranberry juice cocktail

½ cup SPLENDA Granular

1 (8- ounce) can crushed pineapple, packed in fruit juice, drained

1 cup chopped fresh or frozen cranberries

1 cup (21 small) cored, unpeeled and chopped Red Delicious

Apples

1 ½ cups finely diced celery 

In a small saucepan, sprinkle dry gelatin over water and let soften for a few minutes. Cook over low heat until gelatin is completely dissolved, stirring often. Remove from heat, Stir in cranberry juice cocktail. Pour mixture into a large bowl. Add SPLENDA and pineapple. Mix well to combine. Stir in cranberries, apples, and celery. Pour mixture into an 8 - by - 8 - inch dish Refrigerate until firm. About 3 hours. Cut into 6 servings. 

Each Serving Equals

HE : 1 Fruit * ½ Vegetable * 8 Optional Calories

64 Calories * 0 gm Fat * 0 gm Protein

164 gm Carbohydrate * 28 mg Sodium

23 mg Calcium * 2 gm Fiber

DIABETIC EXCHANGES: 1 Fruit * ½ Vegetable