Nutty Yellow Pumpkin Soup - Only vegetables & Nuts ! Recently I tasted this in a restaurant & liked it immensely. I guessed the recipe from the taste & tried it at home. The taste was just the same ! This is delicious without the addition of butter, milk or cheese. Yellow pumpkin provides the necessary creamy taste. Yellow pumpkin cubes (1cm) - 2 cups Chopped tomatoes - ½ cup Crushed green chilli & ginger - 1 tsp Salt Roasted & crushed peanuts - 2 tbsp Make a spice bag with crushed green chilli & ginger . Take in a pressure pan all ingredients except salt& nuts. Add just 1 cup ( can be less also) of water & cook for one whistle. Cool, open & squeeze the ingredients in the spice bag. Blend all ingredients, adding salt. Make up to the desired consistency, adding water. Serve hot, garnished with crushed nuts.
Wow, this sounds really good. Hubby is allergic to peanuts. Maybe I can use either almonds or cashews, what do you think Chithra? L, Kamla
Re: Garlic Rasam - a great favourite ! Dear C, thanks a lot for a lovely receipe this kandanthippili and the mix reminds me of my athai paati's(granny) handmade rasam i'll try this today I think you are a cookery book. Do you write articles, tips to mangayar malar or any tamil magazine? with regards Sujatha
Re: Garlic Rasam - a great favourite ! Dear Sujatha, That garlic rasam is really my patti's recipe !:tongue I was sending recipes to Mangayar malar, Mangayar choice etc. But now IL takes all my time & I no more do them ! I am not a cookery book - but a cookery fan ! Love, Chithra.
pineapple rasam is simply great! I wanted to drink it just like that.This was the feeling i had when i had tasted it to see everything in it, is OK. But i cannot do that, simply because others had to taste it, too. Sriniketan
Dear Sriniketan, Thankyou for the F B. Yes, your kaivannam had been too good ! but others have to taste it too & I hope you did get some share atleast ! Love, Chithra.
Peas Soup – creamy without butter and cheese Peas - 1 cup Water - 2 cups Milk - 1 cup Whear flour - 2 tsp Salt, pepper Boil peas with water in a pressurecooker for 10 mts on a low flame after the first whistle. Cool, open & blend. Add milk mixed with wheat flour. Mix thoroughly & simmer, stirring till it boils. Remove, add salt & pepper.
French Beans Soup - Very simple, very delicious, nothing but fibre! This is one of my most favourite soups. Though simple, if made with fresh tender French beans, the taste is superb ! Select tender, fresh beans & chop. Thinly sliced beans - 1 cup Chopped onions - 1 tbsp Wheat flour - 1 tsp Oil - 1 tsp Milk - 3-4 tbsp Salt, pepper Heat oil & sauté onions. When transparent, add wheat flour & lightly fry. Add water & beans & cook till just soft. Remove, add milk to taste, salt & pepper.
Payathamparuppu rasam - Moongdhal Rasam – light but nutritious and tasty ! Lightly roasted moong dhal - 2 tbsp (yellow variety called pasi paruppu) Peeled ginger, finely chopped - 1 tbsp Tomatoes - 2,3. deskinned and pureed Hing - ½ tsp Lightly roast & powder: Pepper - 1 tsp Jeera - 1 tsp Salt, haldi Chopped coriander leaves - 2 tsp Lime juice - 2 tsp or to taste To temper in ½ tsp ghee: Mustard seeds - ½ tsp Jeera - ½ tsp Cook moong dhal till very soft & mash. Add to it, blended tomatoes, chopped ginger, salt, haldi & pepper-jeera powder. Make it up to the required quantity (upto 3 cups), adding water. Cook on the stove till it just foams. Remove & temper. Add lime juice and coriander leaves. <xml id=yoombaxml></xml>