fresh cream
bread croutons
How to proceed
- Boil the tomatoes with the moong dal in 3 to 4 cups of water till cooked.
- Blend in a blender and strain.
- Melt the butter, add the onion and fry for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add the strained mixture.
- Mix the cornflour with a little water and pour into the soup. Boil for 2 minutes, stirring ocassionaly.
- Add the sugar, milk, salt and pepper.
Serve hot with cream and bread croutons.
215. Corn Soup with Vegetables
A soup with a Chinese touch.
Preparation time: 15 minutes. Cooking time: 30 minutes. Serves 6.
1 can (450 grams) cream-style corn
2 level tablespoones cornflour
1 teacup finely chopped mixed vegetables
(cauliflower, carrots, cabbage, onions, french beans)
½ teaspoon Ajinomoto powder
3 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons cheese
To be ground into a paste
25 mm. (1") piece ginger
4 cloves garlic
4 green chillies
For serving
chillies in vinegar and chilli sauce grated cheese
- Mix the cornflour with 6 teacups of water. Add the paste, corn and Ajinomoto powder and
cook in a pressure cooker until done. - Add the vegetables, butter and cheese and boil for a few minutes.
Serve hot with chillies in vinegar and chilli sauce or with grated cheese.
216. Green Peas Skin Soup
Preparation time: 10 minutes. Cooking time: 10 minutes. Serves 6.
6 teacups skin of green peas
1 tablespoon green peas
1 chopped onion
3 teacups skim milk
2 teaspoons butter
salt and pepper to taste
- Heat the butter and fry the onion for 1 minute.
- Add the green peas skin and green peas and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add the milk and ½ teacup of water and cook in a pressure cooker till the first whistle.
- Blend in a mixer.
- Strain to separate the stock from the skin. Discard the skin.
- Boil the stock for 1 minute.
- Add salt and pepper.
Serve hot.
Health Information: This unusual soap gives the flavour of peas without the calories. Fresh green pea pods
add fibre and Vitamins A and C to the soap. Fibre is called nature’s broom because it helps sweep the products
of digestion through the body and eliminates them.