Sunday 6 November 2016

Garden Fresh Vegetable Soup

This is one of the most healthiest and nutritious soup. This makes a great appetizer as well as a comforting meal. Yes, this can be a great comforting meal because all the veggies loaded in this soup is sure to satisfy your hunger. This is a very good low calorie substitute to a satisfying full course meal. I had made this for a dinner as an appetizer. This is my version of making a simple and healthy Soup combining the goodness of all the healthy vegetables.



Serves:4

Ingredients

  1. Red Onions- 2 tbsp (finely chopped)
  2. Carrot-2 tbsp (finely chopped)
  3. French Beans-2 tbsp (finely chopped)
  4. Capsicum-2 tbsp (finely chopped)
  5. Cabbage -2 tbsp (finely chopped)
  6. Garlic Pods-5 (crushed)
  7. Key Chinese Seasoning - 1.5 tsp (optional)
  8. Butter-1 tbsp
  9. Celery-1 tbsp (roughly chopped)
  10. Bay Leaf-1
  11. Water-4 cups
  12. Cornflour paste-1 tbsp cornflour +1/4 cup of water
  13. Salt and pepper to taste




Method

1. In a pan, add the butter and bay leaf and saute for a minute.

2. Add Onion,garlic pods,celery leaves.Saute till the raw flavor of garlic goes off and onions become translucent.

3. Add all the other chopped vegetables and saute for 2 mins. Add the necessary salt to taste. Add water and close the lid and allow it to simmer for 8 mins on a low flame.

4. Open the lid, add the cornflour paste and mix gently. Allow it to simmer for another 2 mins.

5. Season with pepper and serve it hot.


Notes,Tips & Add-on's

Butter can be substituted with olive oil for a healthier version. This is a great recipe for a vegan detox diet.

Rainbow Cake

This was indeed a herculean task for a beginner like me in baking. My friend had approached me to bake a rainbow cake for a short film. They gave me great confidence and encouraged me to do this.Making this was an extreme fun and a challenge at the same time.We just had one oven and we had to bake 7 layers individually and also shoot it in parallel. It totally took 10 hours for us to complete all the layers along with icing. The outcome was delicious and worth the effort :) This is a vanilla cake made in 7 different colors. This has been done using eggs as the script demanded. This definitely finds a special place in Griha Bhojanam's Archives.