Soups and more...

I clearly remember when I fell in love with soups.. It was during my college final year when we friends went out to have a treat at a restaurant in Trivandrum. Well, whenever I went out with my family for a dinner , our menu was always fixed. Parotta and Chicken fry ,if its a non veg hotel... or Masala dosa and coffee if it was veg.
That day I tasted what is called "the chicken manjurian soup" ..mindblowing man !!

After getting married and I shifted to Bombay.. Thaslim and me literally tasted the Manjurian soup from almost all restaurants in navi mumbai .

These days I make my own soups at home :)

Winter is still here, so you can try a chicken hot n sour soup or a tomato soup..

For Chicken hot n sour you will need :

Ginger Garlic Paste
 Chicken ( preferably boneless.. few pieces)
 Soya sauce
 Corn flour/maida (all purpose flour)
 Vegetables (this is optional) i.e  Onion( cut in cubes)+Carrot( finely chopped)+Beans( thinly sliced)
 Coriander leaves..finely chopped

Chicken stock

Before starting, make sure you have your stock ready. I made my stock,by cooking the chicken with salt, pepper, ginger garlic paste --- and water ( for your stock) ,.. in a pressure cooker.
3-4 whistles ,till you get your chicken cooked tender.


Ok now you have your stock ready. shred the chicken pieces and keep it aside

Making the soup

Take a kadai.,heat it
put some oil ( I used olive oil  ---- because I had 1 bottle and wanted to finish it .. you can use sun flower oil )
add  cubed onion
saute it for some time by adding some salt
add your ginger garlic paste - a small spoon

throw in some veggies ( 1 beans thinly sliced..  1/2 carrot small pieces )  along with the chicken
mix well.
add the stock now
when the stock starts boiling and all..add a little soya sauce. ( to give that sourness).. check the taste
check the salt and add more if need be.(soya sauce is salty)
 take 1 spoon of cornflour and some water..mix well
pour it over the soup and stir .This is to make your soup a little thick... be a little careful here.. dont add too much... just add enough so that the soup wont be runny...

ok we are almost done.. add pepper..
off the stove... add fresh coriander leaves...

Serve it in a bowl



Tomato soup  ( serves 2)

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2 ripe tomatoes pureed
cream
cornflour
salt pepper .  1onion, 1 greenchilli

To make tomato puree 

boil the tomatoes till you can see the skin coming off.
wash it in cold water.remove the skin and cut into 4 and add them in mixer.


Okay back to business:
heat kadai
add oil
add onion (cubed)--saute, a split green chilli
add ginger garlic paste - 1 smallspoon
saute till that raw smell goes away
now add the tomato puree and enough water
add salt
allow it to boil for sometime..you can see the oil appearing on top
add cornflour ( a spoon corn flour mixed in 1/2 glass of water)
simmer the soup for sometime...
and just before you take it out of gas.. add your cream ( 2 spoons) add pepper

serve hot


I tried this tomato soup today...  everyone at home loved it including my little one..though she says Poop  for Soup  ....ahhhhhhhh