Carrot Orange Soup

         

The carrot orange soup has  got a rare but  fruitful combination . The soups as it seems, is high in vitamin A and C . This soup makes a nice choice for those in diet , or for those who are health and beauty conscious.

Ingredients:

• Grated carrot - 1/2 cup
• Orange juice - 1 cup
• Finely chopped tomatoes - 1/4 cup
• carrot juice - 3/4 cup
• Finely chopped garlic - 1 tbsp
• Butter 1 tbsp
• Pepper powder - 1 tbsp
• salt - as per taste 

Method :

• Heat butter in a pan .
• Fry garlic in it .
• Add grated carrot, salt , pepper and tomato to this.
• Cover with lid and cook for two minutes .
• Add  1 cup of orange juice,3/4 cup of carrot juice and few table spoons of water (to dilute) and keep on fire for about 10 minutes . 
• Take off from the fire once the soup turns thick enough.
• Refrigerate and serve it cool .

Ensure to serve this cool . Not hot .
Can also be topped with some cream while serving.

    

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Light soup

Ingredients :

• Rice starch - 1 bowl
• Finely chopped garlic -1tbsp
• Pepper powder - 1 tbsp
• Laung and dalcheeni - 1 tbsp
• Butter - 2 tbsp

Method : 

• Heat butter in a pan.
• Add garlic , laung , dalcheeni and fry for a minute.
• Add the starch and let cook for 2 minutes.
• Finally add pepper powder and serve in a bowl .

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Russian soup recipe

Ingredients:

•  Beetroot - 1/4 kg
• Onions - 2
• Carrot - 4
• Tomato - 2
• Spring onions - to garnish
• Pepper powder - 1 tbsp
• Fried bread pieces 
• Salt - as per taste 
• Finely chopped garlic peices

Method :

• Slice beetroot , tomato , onions , carrot .
• Boil them in water for 10 minutes.
• Drain the water and grind the veggies. Keep the drained water ( vegetable stock ) aside for later use.
• Heat 3 tbsp butter in a pan .
• Add finely chopped garlic. Fry the garlic for a minute.
• Add the grinded  mixture to this. Let cook for two minutes.
• Add the vegetable stalk , salt , pepper powder and mix well.
• Let this boil for five minutes.
• Taken it into a serving bowl and garnish with some spring onions.

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Tomato soup recipe

You can prepare the ever popular and delicious Tomato soup in less than 15 minutes using this simple recipe.
 You can serve it with bread or fresh cream or just savor it with some extra pepper.The topping is left to you. Do ping me back through the comment box below once you've tried it. Bon appetite !  

Ingredients :

• Butter - 25 gms
• Tomatoes - 1/2 kg
• Finely chopped garlic pieces - 1tbsp
• Pepper powder - 1 Tbsp
• Sliced onions - 1/2 cup
•  Salt - as per taste

Method :

• Boil Tomatoes.
• Once boiled, peel of the skin .
• Grind these tomatoes along with onions.
• Heat butter in a pan.
• Add chopped garlic and fry for a minute.
• Add pepper , salt and the prepared onion-tomato juice to this.
• Cook it for five minutes.
• Take it into a serving bowl and garnish with coriander leaves.

Widely served with shallow fried pieces of bread. This is what I generally do. Its optional; however I  recommend.

You can also top it with some cream.

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Vegetable soup recipe

Rich in energy , the mixed vegetable soup is the easiest to prepare and serves as a great appetizer . You'll surely find this recipe easy to follow .The taste of the mixed vegetable soup depends upon the vegetable one uses. In this recipe I've used some that I like. You can always experiment with the ones you like . Ensure that it has variety ; not just 2 or 3 kinds of veggies. Go on, prepare it and do leave me your comments or experiments below. 

Ingredients :

• Onions - 2
• Potato - 2 
• Carrots - 2
• Beans - 10
• Corn - 50 gms
• Cabbage - 100 gms
• Garlic - 10 flakes
• Water - 8 cups
• Milk - 1 cup ( 200 ml )
• Tomato - 1
• Salt - as per taste
• Fried bread pieces - as required
• Butter - to garnish 
• Coriander - to garnish

Method

• Cut all the veggies into small pieces. 
• Boil the vegetables in 1 ltr of water.
• Then add salt and pepper powder.
• Add boiled milk to to this and cook for two minutes. 
• Stir till the liquid gets thick . 
• Take into serving bowl and garnish with butter and sliced bread pieces.

This recipe serves four people. You can mix a spoon of corn flour in 4 tbsp of water and add it with the milk . This helps in getting the thick texture quickly.

Wanna know the difference between  Mixed Vegetable soup and Clear vegetable soup ? Check out this recipe then :

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