Pepper Rasam...

After my marriage he always used to tell me about his mother recipes…J But I am not so lucky to taste my MIL recipe (She is no more…L)Whenever he gets cold he never fails to remember the “Menasin Saru (Pepper Rasam)” which is prepared by his mother. Once I thought to do it, searched all the recipes in net but never satisfied with any available once, than I listened his words carefully put some effort to bring out same taste as my MIL…it works out great…and even he praised saying “it taste just like my mom”..;) I felt like one more feathers in my hat…J

Prep Time: 10 min

Cook Time: 10 min

Serves for: 2 persons

Ingredients: 

2 tbsp - Black Pepper

1inch – Cinnamon

2 – Cloves

1 tsp – Cumin Seeds

1 tsp – Mustard Seeds

11/2 tsp - Oil

2 Cups - Water

1 – Tomato

2 tbsp – Gram floor (Besan)

1/2 tsp - Turmeric powder

4 Cloves - Garlic
A pinch of Asafoetida

A pinch of Salt

Fresh finely chopped coriander

Fresh finely chopped curry leaves 

Direction for Preparation:

1. Boil Tomato and smash it, Chop garlic and Curry leaves, keep aside.

2. Roughly powder black pepper, cloves, cinnamon, cumin seeds, and mustard seeds in hand mil

3. Take bowl and put two cups of water for this add smashed tomato, besan, turmeric powder, asafoetida and salt mix well without lumps.

4. In pan add oil, when it is hot add chopped garlic and curry leaves. Let it splutter for few seconds.

5. Now add powdered mixture of black pepper and mix well.

6. Now add mixture of water with other ingredients and mix well.

7. Add fresh chopped coriander and boil the sambar to the desired consistency. This sambar is very thin watery consistency good for cough and cold as we are using pepper in it.

8. Serve hot Sambar with hot Rice.

Creamy-GreenPeas Soup

Prep Time: 20 min

Cook Time: 20 min

Serves for: 2 persons

Ingredients
1 cup - fresh or frozen green peas

2 cup - water
1 small - onion, chopped

1 – Green chilly
2 tsp - cornflour
1 tsp – butter

1tsp - Fresh Cream
salt to taste

Black pepper powder to taste (Optional)

Coriander

Direction for Preparation:

1. Boil Green peas using 2 cups of water.

2. Saute onion and green chilly in butter.

3. Drain extra water and keep aside, cool down peas and sauted onions for about 10 min.

4. Blend green peas, onion, salt and green chilly using required amount of water.

5. Add the peas, drained hot water and simmer till the peas are tender.

6. Add the cornflour mixed in 2 tablespoons of water and stir well.

7. Boil the mixture until it becomes thick soup.

8. Garnish with coriander and fresh cream, Serve hot.

Sweet-Corn Soup

Prep Time: 15min

Cook Time: 15 min

Serves for: 2 persons

Ingredients:

American Sweet Corn – 1 cup

Butter - 1/2 tsp

Water - 2 cups

Pepper - 1 tsp

Salt - to taste

Corn Flour - 1 tbsp

Vegetable Stock - 1/4 cup (optional)

Soy Sauce - 1/4 tsp (optional)

Rusk – 2 (Crispy bread for serving with hot soup)

Direction for Preparation:

1. Pressure cooks the corn for 4-5 whistles or until soft with a cup of water.

2. Grind the corns with little water to a thick paste. Reserve few corns for garnishing.

3. Add the corn flour with water, mix well without any lumps and keep aside

4. Heat a pan with butter, add the corn paste, and saute for 2mins.

5. Add 1 cup water, vegetable stock (boiled vegetable water), and corn flour water paste and mix well.

6. Add required salt.

7. Add soya sauce (when you add soya sauce the colour of corn mixture turns to bit reddish, if you want exact corn colour soup you can avoid this soya sauce),pepper and mix well.

8. Allow it to boil for 5-7 mins until the soup is thick. Switch off.

9. Garnish with remaining corn kernels and serve hot with rusk.

Home-Made MultiGrain soup

Today while surfing I came across 16 bean soup, It is soup prepared with 16 types of lentils and beans ,available as ready mix of these in mega-stores (I just heard this while reading recipe, but never find such bean mix in Bangalore). I tried this soup with available beans and lentils in my home,it turned out really nice with bit of spicy...

Prep Time: 30 min
Cook Time: 20 min
Serves for: 4 persons

Ingredients:


Multigrain Mix:
1tsp Green gram
1tsp Black eyed peas 
1tsp Red kidney beans
1tsp chana dal
1tsp Lentil
1tsp Green Peas

Sauce:
2 Tomatoes
1 carrot
1 small onion
1/2 tsp of sugar
1/2 tsp dried basil
oil
Salt

Soup:
1 Cup Choice of  vegetables – (carrot, green peas, corn, celery, green beans, yellow pepper)
1/2 cup Tomato sauce (recipe below)
1/2 cup pasta
1/4 tea spn chilli flakes
1/2 tea spn chilli powder
1/2 tea spn pepper powder
1 tea spn chopped garlic

Preparation:

Sauce:
1.Apply a bit of oil to 2 tomatoes  and roast them directley on gas stove burner.
2.Boil 1 carrot, chopped in big pieces, in water.
3.Grind tomato and carrot to a smooth paste.
4.Heat oil and add finely chopped onion. Now add the ground paste, a little sugar(optional), salt, dried basil. Cook till the sauce becomes thick.
5. You can store in airtight container. for about week in refrigirator, and use it with Chapathi as spread,for noodles masala etc..

Soup:
1.Soak the beans in water overnight. They increase considerably in volume.
2. Pressure cook the beans with salt and water for 2 -3 whistel.
3. Boil Pasta with  in seperate container.
4.Heat a little oil and fry the vegetables for 3-4mins. Now add the beans, chilli flakes, garlic, pepper. 
5.Add the sauce. 
6.Add about 2 cups water and boiled beans.
7.Add the pasta to the soup and cook it again for another 1-2mins.
8.Serve hot.

Home-Made Vegetable Soup

I am big fan of soup, in my home we used to have soup at-least twice week.Since my family is big fan of soup I always wanted to try new home made recipe rather than opting for frozen soup packets.

Prep Time: 15 min

Cook Time: 15 min

Serves for: 2 persons

Ingredients:

Wheat floor - 2tsp
Oil / Ghee - 1tsp
Water 3 cups
Choice of  chopped Vegetables - 1 cup (Carrot,Beans,Sweet Corn,Cabbage,Flower,Baby corn,Palak)
Salt to taste
Black peer powder for taste


Preparation:

1. Chop vegetables of any shape, I usually prefer length wise they look great.
2. In bowl boil vegetables with water and salt.

2. In pan add ghee,when it is hot add wheat floor and mix it. It will not become smooth paste ,its just to add flavor to your soup.
3. Now add above prepared vegetable stew slowly to the wheat floor mix and stir well, make sure no lumps are formed.
4. Add all the vegetable stew and bring it boil.
5. Boil the mix for 5 min,until vegetable stew become thick.
6. Serve hot soup with garlic bread.