Relish the soups
Tomato soup
Ingredients
1 kg tomatoes
2 sticks cinnamon
2-3 cardamoms
4 slices of bread (cut into cubes)
2 tbsp cornflour (dissolved in water)
1 cup chicken stock
1 tsp Chinese salt
1 tsp chilli sauce
1 tsp Soya sauce
2 tsp oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Method
Boil tomatoes with a cup of water along with cinnamon and cardamoms. Boil until soft. Blend in a food processor. Transfer the mixture in a pan and add seasoning, cornflour and chicken stock. Bring to a boil until it becomes thick. Fry bread pieces in oil. Serve hot with fried bread.
Spicy soup
Ingredients
250 gms chicken ( boneless)
250 gms fish(boneless)
½ cup cabbage (cubes)
¼ cup carrots (cubes)
¼ cup capsicums (cubes)
¼ cup cauliflower (slices)
¼ cup spring onions(cubes)
1 egg
1 tsp sugar
2 tsp tomato ketchup
1 tsp vinegar
½ cup cornflour (dissolved in water)
½ lemon juice
Salt, pepper, Soya sauce and chilli sauce as per taste
Method
Clean and wash the fish. Fry till golden brown. Shred the fish and put aside. Boil the chicken till it is half cooked. Then add vegetables and boil for 10-12 minutes. Mix the shredded fish, cornflour and the remaining ingredients and keep stirring for a few minutes. Serve hot.
Vegetable soup
Ingredients
2 cups chicken stock
1 capsicum finely chopped
1 carrot finely chopped
1 cup cabbage finely chopped
2-3 green chillies roughly chopped
2 onions
1 spring onion (cut into cubes)
1cup tomato (cut into cubes)
1 cup peas
1 tsp salt
1 tsp Chinese salt
1 tsp black pepper powder
½ tsp white pepper
1 tsp Soya sauce
1 tsp chilli sauce
1 tsp tomato ketchup
1 tsp sugar
½ cup cornflour
Method
Mix all the vegetables in a pan, add two glasses of water and boil on low heat. When tender add chicken stock and boil for five to six minutes. Mix the seasoning. Mix cornflour in a half cup of water and add to the soup. Remove and serve hot.
Desi soup with bones
Ingredients
½ kg mutton bones
½ kg chicken (cut into pieces)
4 glasses of water
4-5 peppers
2-3 cloves
2-3 cardamoms
½ tsp cumin seeds
½ tsp ginger/garlic paste
A pinch of turmeric powder
Salt as per taste
Method
Put all the ingredients in a pan with water. Cover the pan and boil on low heat for two to three hours till half the water is left and desirable stock is obtained. Pour in a bowl and serve hot.