Mexican Nachos Soup

mexican nachos soup

Crispy fried naan juliennes in a tomato-based Mexican soup with kidney beans and corns and served with Nachos.

Ingredients

Chopped onion                          ¼ cup

Chopped garlic                          1 tsp

Chopped ginger                         1 tsp

Red chilli powder                       1 tsp

Cumin powder                           1 tsp

Boiled red kidney beans             1 cup

Corn                                         ½ cup

Chopped green chillies               1 tsp

Green olives                              ¼ cup

Tomato juice                             2 cups

Chopped celery                         1 – 2 tbsp

Salt                                          to taste

Oil                                            1 ½ tsp

For plating

Naan                                         as required

Oil                                            to fry

For garnish

Nachos                                     as required

Cheese                                     to taste

Coriander                                  1 spring

Method

Heat oil in a pan, add chopped garlic, chopped ginger, chopped onion and sauté.

Add red chilli powder, cumin powder and mix.

saute onion powder masala

Now add boiled red kidney beans and mix well.

add kidney beans 

Add corn, chopped chillies and mix well.

add corn

Then add tomato juice, required water, salt and mix well.

add tomato juice and water

Add chopped celery and let it boil.

add celery

Within this time chop naan into juliennes.

chop the naan 

Fry them in hot oil and remove in a tissue.

Serve the prepared soup in a bowl and garnish with fried naan, nachos and coriander spring.

garnish with naan fry

Apple Pumpkin Soup

apple pumpkin soup

Apples add just a hint of sweetness to this healthy velvety pumpkin soup. Try it as a delightful first course for a special meal served with garlic bread.

Ingredients

Chopped onion                          1 tbsp

Chopped garlic                          1 tsp

Chopped ginger                         1 tsp

Red chilli powder                       1 tsp

Turmeric powder                        1 tsp

Coriander powder                       1 tsp

Crushed black pepper                 to taste

Chopped apple                          1 cup

Salt                                          to taste

Oil                                            1 tsp

Chopped pumpkin                      1 cup

Oatmeal                                    1 – 2 tbsp

For garnish

Crushed black pepper                 to taste

Chopped celery                          1 tbsp

Parmesan cheese                       to taste

Garlic bread                               as required

Degi mirch                                 a pinch

Olive oil                                     as required

           

Method

Heat olive oil in a pan, add chopped garlic chopped ginger, chopped onion and sauté.

Then add chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, crushed black pepper and mix well.

Add chopped apple and stir well.

add apple

Add chopped pumpkin, salt and mix well.

add pumpkin 

Then add water and cover - cook for 5 – 7 minutes.

cook 

Open cover and keep aside some of this mixture in a small bowl for garnish.

kepp aside some mixture

Now blend the pan mixture with water.

blend

Then stain the blended mixture.

stain the mixture

Pour this stained soup in pan and boil.

pour the mixture

Add oatmeal, crushed black pepper, chopped celery, parmesan cheese and salt and let it cook.

prepare soup

Remove the soup in a bowl.

Now mash the remaining pan mixture with parmesan cheese and chopped celery.

mash the mixture with cheese and celery

Then put the mixture in a ring mould and prepare a timber.

Place it in a soup bowl and serve garlic bread in a plate.

timble by mixture and garlic bread 

Pour the soup in the bowl from the sides of the timble and decorate with lemon wedge, degi mirch and celery.

the garnished apple pumpkin soup

Watermelon gazpacho

watermelon gazpacho 

The delicate flavors of watermelon and cucumber go hand in hand to create a sweet-and-savory soup. Watermelon gazpacho or cold watermelon soup is a fast and easy way to enjoy fresh fruits and vegetables. This no-cook recipe is perfect for summertime meals.

Ingredients

Watermelon pieces                    1 ½ cup

Tomato juice                              1 ½ cup

Chopped bell peppers                 1 cup

Cucumber pieces                       1 cup

Cumin powder                            1 tsp

Lemon juice                               ½ no.

Soaked bread                            1 cup

Salt                                           to taste

For garnish

Chopped watermelon                  1 tsp

Chopped mint leaves                  1 tsp

Chopped plum                           ½ no.

Olive oil                                     1 tsp

Crushed black pepper                 to taste

Lemon wedge                            1 no.

Salt                                           to taste

Popcorn                                     as required

Method

Take a blender, add watermelon pieces, tomato juice, bell pepper pieces, cucumber pieces, soaked bread, cumin powder, lemon juice, salt and blend it well.

put all ingredients for watermelon gazpacho 

Then stain the mixture and remove in a bowl.

stain the soup 

Pour the soup in serving bowl, garnish the soup with olive oil, chopped plum and chopped mint leaves.

serve the soup 

Cut one watermelon piece and apply salt and crushed black pepper and place on plate with soup.

garnish with watermelon piece and lemon wedge 

Decorate with popcorn and lemon wedge.

decorate watermelon gazpacho

Tawa Sabzi

tawa sabzi 

Very healthy vegetable dish stuffed with spices and roasted in minimum oil.

Ingredients

Cumin seeds                             1 tsp

Coriander seeds                         2 tsp

Fennel seeds                             2 tsp

Nigella seeds                             ½ tsp

Fenugreek seeds                       ½ tsp

Eggplant                                   5 – 6 nos.

Potato                                      1 no.

Boiled yam                                4 nos.

Lady finger                                200 gms

Ivy gourd                                   200 gms

Boiled and peeled

Bitter gourd                               200 gms

Method

Heat a dry pan, add cumin seeds, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, nigella seeds and roast on low flame till smell comes out.

roast the spices 

Let it cold.

Then put in a mixer and make a smooth powder and remove in a bowl.

Then add chilli powder, coriander powder and mix well.

prepared powder

Now slit all peeled vegetables up-to half.

slit the vegetables 

Then put the mixture powder into them.

stuff the vegetable with prepared spice powder 

Heat mustard oil on big tawa and place the stuffed vegetables on hot oil.

place the stuffed vegetables on tawa

Then roast add vegetable from all sides on low flame.

roast the stuffed vegetables

Then plate them and serve.

Dal Amritsari

dal amritsari 

Dal Amritsari or Langarwali dal is popular among Punjabi dal recipes served in the Gurudwaras, is a spicy black and bengal gram dal flavoured with coriander leaves.

Ingredients

Split skinless black gram           1 cup

Turmeric powder                        2 tsp

Salt                                          to taste

Oil                                            1 tbsp

Long sliced ginger                      2 tsp

For tarka

Oil                                            3 tbsp

Asafoetida                                 ½ tsp

Cumin seeds                             1 tsp

Sliced onion                              1 no.

Turmeric powder                        1 tsp

Red chilli powder                        2 tsp

Sliced tomatoes                        2 nos.

Salt                                          to taste

Sliced green chillies                  4 – 5 nos.

Long sliced ginger                     2 tsp

Garam masala                          1 tsp

Lemon juice                              1 tbsp

Chopped coriander                     ¼ cup

Method

Heat water in a pan, add soaked split skinless black gram, turmeric powder, ginger, salt then cover and cook for 6 – 8 minutes.

boil udar dal with ginger, turmeric powder 

To prepare tarka

Within this time heat oil in a pan, add asafoetida, cumin seeds, onion and sauté.

saute onion with cumin and asafoetida 

Then add turmeric powder, chilli powder, and mix well.

add turmeric powder and chilli powder 

Now add tomato, ginger, green chillies, salt and mix well.

add tomato ginger chilli

Then add garam masala and mix well.

add garam masala

Now open the dal cover and add this tarka into dal mix well and cook for 2 – 3 minutes.

add tarka in boiled udar dal

Add chopped coriander leaves, lemon juice and mix well and remove from oven and serve.

cooked dal amritsari

Gatte ki Subzi

gatte ki subzi 

Gram flour dumblings curry is a famous dish from the land of Rajasthan and an amazingly mouth watering dish that you just can't resist.

Ingredients

For dough

Gram flour                                1 cup

Carom seeds                            ½ tsp

Red chilli powder                       ½ tsp

Salt                                          to taste

Oil                                            1 tsp

Curd                                         2 tsp

For curry

Asafoetida                                1 tsp

Cumin seeds                             1 tsp

Red chilli powder                       1 tsp

Turmeric powder                        ½ tsp

Butter milk                                1 cup

Salt                                          to taste

Chopped coriander                    for garnish

Oil                                            2 tbsp

Method

To prepare dough

Take a mixing bowl, add gram flour, carom seeds, red chilli powder, salt, curd, oil and mix well.

prepare dough 

Then knead well with required water and make dough.

Roll the dough in a long cylinder, cut it into few parts.

cut the rolled dough

Now boil water in a pan and add these parts.

boiling gram drumblings 

Boil for few minutes then take out from water and let them dry.

boiled gram drumblings 

To prepare curry

Heat oil in a pan, add asafoetida and cumin seed and stir.

add asafoetida and cumin 

Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder.

Now cut the boiled cylinder in small pieces and add into pan and mix well.

add chopped gram drumblings 

Then add butter milk (if not available- then beat curd with water), salt and cook for 5 minutes.

add butter milk

The gatte ki sabzi is ready.

gatte ki sabzi 

Serve gate ki sabzi with chopped coriander leaves.