Homemade Mushroom Soup!

Mushroom Soup is very popular in soup varieties at restaurants. There is also cream of mushroom which tops up with cream.My kids love mushoom, later read and learnt that it has more iron in it and very good for health. I very rarely cook mushroom at home, so this time tried preparing Mushroom soup and fried rice. Sharing the soup recipe first, do try and let me know your feedback.Preparation time - 15minsCooking...

Cauliflower Soup | Baby and Toddler Food | Winter Special! No oil no butter no onion no garlic

Today I prepared Cauliflower soup for my kids at lunch. School holidays started and preparing something different to the kid.  I had a medium sized flower, thought of preparing Gobi manchurian or Gobi65 but since it started raining heavily my plan changed to soup. A low fat soup with no oil no butter no onion no garlic. Both my kids loved:-) The 14 month was more interested in trying out the new dish. Ingredients Cauliflower...

Pumpkin Soup | Winter Recipes!

I am posting a recipe after a long time, my inlaws are here and with the baby I am not able to blog. But still will post when I find time. This week it was a bad weather in singapore, it was raining daily so all of us fell sick with cold, cough and flu. My father in law got more cold and fever. My son also has school holidays and he loves soup. So I prepared this simple soup for the weather. They just loved it.  Ingredients Sweet...

Kollu Rasam/Horsegram Soup | Healthy Soup!

Kollu Rasam /Horsegram Soup is a very healthy dish or to mix with steamed rice. Checkout my previous post for Kollu Sundal here. Ingredients Kolluthanni/Water - 3 to 4 cups(As you get while steaming the kollu/horsegram for sundal) Garlic - 2 nos(Optional) Whole Black Pepper - 1 tblspn(As per your taste) Jeera - 2 tspns Tamarind water - 1 cup Tomato - 1/2 no Seasoning/Talipu Oil - 1 tspn Ghee - 1/4 tspn Mustard...

Thakali Rasam | Tomato Soup!

Thakali Rasam is a soothing rasam when you are down with cold and cough. This doesn't have dal, so you can drink as soup or mix with rice. Ingredients Tomato - 3 nos(Ripe N Red) Garlic - 4 nos Whole Black Pepper - 1 tblspn(As per your taste) Dry Red Chilli - 2 nos Jeera - 2 tspns Curry leaves few Seasoning/Talipu Oil /ghee - 1 tspn Mustard - 1/4 tspn Asafotida - a pinch Salt as required Preparation Method In...

Simple Moong Dal | Pasiparuppu Soup!

Moong Dal/Pasiparuppu Soup is a very comforting and light on stomach. This was prepared for my father in law who was having stomach ulcer and was on non-spicy food. He liked it and so am sharing. Ingredients Moong Dal/Pasiparuppu - 1/2 cup Seasoning Ghee - 1/4 tspn Mustard - a pinch Hing/Asafotida - a pinch Coriander/Cilantro - 1 tspn Turmeric - a pinch Salt Green Chilli - Optional Preparation Method Wash, rinse and...

Brocolli Soup!!!

Brocolli Soup is a simple and healthy soup. Its good for health as its rich in iron. This is for my son, who love soups. Ingredients Brocolli - 4 big florets Milk - 1/2 cup Water - 1/2 cup Turmeric - a pinch Pepper powder - a pinch Salt Preparation Method Wash and rinse Brocolli. In a vessel, add brocolli, water, salt and turmeric. Allow it to cool and blend with milk in mixie/blender. Add pepper and warm it. Serve...

I am back with Holige/Obattu Saaru/Rasam!!!

I was away from blogging for a while and was enjoying with my sis-in-law in town for holidays. Hope you all are doing good. I will be visiting your blogs soon. Since my inlaws are here, I will posting few authentic and traditional Tamil and Kerala Recipes soon. A sweet and tangy rasam, prepared with hoorna. This is prepared for Ugadi generally after making Holige/Boli. Checkout my recipe for Obattu/Boli here. Ingredients Leftover...

Sweet Corn Soup

After posting my Vegetable Soup, I thought of continuing posting Soup recipes this week. Sweet Corn Soup is my favourite one whenever I go to restuarants. My son also loves soups. Ingredients Sweet Corn -  1/2 tin Milk - 1/2 cup Water- 2cups Pepper powder - 1/2 tspn(As per your taste) Corn flour -  1 tspn Salt as per taste Preparation Method Take little portion of the corn and grind coarsely with little...

Vegetable Soup

Soups are soothing for Winter and also when having cold. This is simple and quick. IngredientsCarrot, Beans & Cabbage - 1 cup chopped thinly.Ginger & Garlic - 1 no. chopped or mashed.Soya Sauce - 1 tspnWater -  2 cupsPepper powder - 1/2 tspn (As per your taste)Salt Preparation MethodIn a wide vessel, add vegetables, ginger and garlic, salt with water. Boil well till veggie is half cooked.Add...

Pepper Rasam

I was thinking which recipe from my list I should post next for my readers. When I also added “simple” to this thought, what came to my mind immediately is RASAM. Though various kinds of Rasams are being made, one simple, easy to make yet famous one is Spicy Pepper Rasam. This is my real favourite dish which you can have as a starter with Fried Papads as appetizer.Ingredients Tamarind water- 1 cupWater - 4 cupsBlack...

CREAM OF APPLE

WHO study says an apple in the morning is equal to 2 cups of coffee. Eating apple in the morning makes you feel brisk.This is cream of apple soupIngredientsApple - 1 noMilk - 10 tspnsMaida (All purpose flour) - 1 tspButter - 2 tspnsWhite pepper powder - 1 tspnSalt to tastePreparation MethodCut the apple into pieces and make a paste in mixie.In a sauce pan, add butter wait till it meltsAdd maida and mix it to a fine pasteAdd milk and stir for 5minsAdd the apple pasteAdd white pepper powder and saltIf reqd add little water and...

Onion Rasam

IngredientsOnion - 1 medium (chopped)Tamarind - small lemon sizeWater - 3 cupsCurry leaves - 2 tspnsRed Chilli - 2 nosMustard - 1 spnOil - 2 tspnsSalt to tastePreparation MethodIn a bowl, soak tamarind in 1 cup of hot water for few mins, squeeze and filter the water.In a pan, add oil, mustard once its spluters add red chilli and fry for 1minAdd onion and saute till its transperentAdd curry leaves and sauteHeat the filtered...