Creating a blog was out of the question for a long time for me, as measuring everything in the kitchen was like biting into an eggshell. I enjoy cooking and don’t want to waste even a slightest bit of enjoyment in that small world of mine. But little did I know that everything will change, when my husband came home with the Oscar nominated film ‘Julie and Julia’( a real life story) where Julie Powell (part played by Amy Adams) challenged herself to make all the 524 recipes from Julia Child's cook book ‘Mastering the Art of French Cooking’ and blogging all her experiences (The Julie/Julia Project). It was an inspiring movie. A few days later when we were discussing this casually with a friend of ours over tea…everything changed dramatically…..” How about you making at least half of it in one year? Not French but your own. 262 recipes that will inspire others and present it as a blog?” For a minute my mind traveled faster than light… With an experience as a helper in my mother in laws kitchen for 6 years followed by a three year everyday struggle to satisfy the palate of my foodie husband, if I cannot do it then why should I cook? But on the other side with an experience in English literature extending no more than expanding outline stories in English grammar class when I was 18 and two small kids that come in handy at times, will a commitment for the next one year work? Anyway my ‘cook's ego’ didn’t allow me to say no...

So my friends …here I am opening my recipe book, trying to perfect and present 262 recipes in the coming 365 days….A Challenge that will of course tastes good. Come.. Have a walk with me along my journey.. Cheering and inspiring….Forgiving and tolerating…Testing and tasting….for ‘A Tasty Challenge’

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Saturday, May 29, 2010

Vegetable Soup

Recipe No:18
This is a very hearty yet healthy soup.  One of our kid’s favorite. And as a mother I don’t have to see all the fuss made by them in front of the vegetables. This soup is good for even small kids. 
Ingredients
  • Beans chopped……………………..1 ½ cups
  • Carrot chopped…………………….3/4cup
  • Cabbage chopped…………………1 ½ cup
  • Tomato………………………………….2 large
  • Onion chopped……………………..1/2 big
  • Water……………………………………2 cups
  • Butter……………………………………1 ½ Tablespoons
  • All Purpose Flour/Maida………1 ½ Tablespoons
  • Cold Milk……………………………….1 ½ cup
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
Method of Preparation
  1. Cook Beans, Carrots, Cabbage, Tomato, Onion and water in a pressure cooker, till one whistle.
  2. When the pressure of the cooker is gone, blend all the vegetables with the excess water from the cooker in a blender till smooth and keep aside.
  3. Heat Butter in a deep pan and fry the flour untill the raw smell is gone.
  4. Add half cup of milk and whisk so that there are no lumps. Add the rest of the milk and blend in.
  5. Let the milk thicken and start to boil along the edges.
  6. Add the blended vegetables and mix well. Let it start to boil along the sides once more and switch off the flame.
  7. Add salt and pepper to your taste and serve hot with a slice of bread.
Notes: Other vegetables like cauliflower, Celery etc can also be used to make this soup.
If you are on a diet, low calorie vegetables like Cabbage and Celery should be used more.
Low fat/ No fat milk works very good in this recipe too, making it healthier.
 





Make it, enjoy the deliciousness and
serve it to your family with love.

1 comments:

anilasa said...

Thats a very tasty Veg soup Asha. Loved it!!

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