Cream of Broccoli Soup

A creamy soup made of broccoli and served with almonds. You can have it hot or cold. This is the only way I could make my kids have broccoli; otherwise both hate that veg.  Ingredients: Broccoli separated into florets - 1 small

Butter  2 tbsp Oil 1 tbsp Onion ,chopped 1 medium Garlic 2-3 cloves Flour/Maida 1 tbsp Vegetable Stock  2 1/2 cup/1 cube Milk 1 cup Salt to taste White pepper 1/4 tsp Fresh cream 1/2 cup Almonds 4-5

Method: 1.Melt butter in a thick bottomed pan on medium heat. Add oil to avoid burning of the butter.  2.Add chopped onion, garlic and sauté till onions turn translucent. 3.Add refined flour and sauté for a minute.  4.Add broccoli florets and cook for around two to three minutes. 5.Add vegetable stock, bring it to boil and cook for five minutes on high heat without covering the pan. 6.Strain and cool the broccoli. Keep aside the stock. Pass the solids through a sieve or blend in a mixer. Mix it with the strained stock and milk in a pan. 7.Put the pan back on high heat, bring to a boil and season with salt and white pepper powder.  8.Add fresh cream, simmer for two to three minutes and serve hot garnished with sliced almonds. You can add some grated cheese,pepper or lime juice to season it to your taste.

Hot & Sour Soup (Hasee style)

This is ma sissy's post. Haseeba is now here with us for her vacation. She is a very Sourry gal that she needs all her dishes to be sour to the core & her daughter Masha Allah is just lik her mom; she is just 2; but drools over any currys or soups..the genetics rule over her tastes too... :))

In her own words::

A perfect soup for this season...

Ingredients

chicken stock 2 cups,cabbage 2 tbsp
carrot finely chopped 2 tbsp
spring onion 2 tbsp,
vinegar 1 tbsp,or hot sauce1 to 2 tbsp
soy sauce 1 tbsp
chilli sauce 2 tbsp
chicken pieces(optional) 2 tbsp
ginger julien 1tsp
garlic crushed 1 tsp,
parsley 1 tsp
pepper as per taste
egg white 1
butter
cornflour 1 tbsp
salt if needed

Method:


1.Take a wok and put a slice of butter in it.Add on ginger garlic and fry for ha lf a minute.


2.Now put the veg in to it.saute for another half minute and pour stock in to it.Let it boil for 5 to 7 minutes.

3.Put the chicken pieces in to it.add salt if needed.

4.Then pour all the sauces and vinegar or hot sauce in to it.Let it simmer for another 5 minutes.

5.Beat egg white with a fork and add on to the soup stirring well.Add  chopped spring onion.

6.Finally mix cornflour with litttle water and pour in to the soup.and see whether it keeps its consistency.

7.Garnish with pepper,parsely and a slice of lemon...

8. If u want add some finely sliced green chilli in to it while serving which adds little more spice in to it....


Sending this to Soup Event hosted by Dil Se

Vegetable soup (pressure cooked)

Ingredients:

Potatoes 2 medium
Carrot 2 medium
Onions 2 medium
Beans 10
Cabbage 1 piece
Shelled Green Peas 1/2 cup / Frozen peas
celery 3 stalks
Veg. or Chicken Stock
Skimmed milk 250ml
Butter 2 tbsp (optional)

Method:

Cut the vegetables & onions into small pieces.

Pressure cook Vegetables & Stock for 10 minutes.

Strain out 1 cup of vegetables and blend in a mixer.

Return it to the soup

Add milk .Let it boil. Add butter (optional).

Season with salt & pepper.

Serve hot!!