Chicken and Prawn Laksa

chicken and prawn laksa

Laksa is a popular spicy noodle dish with a curry soup base from the Peranakan culture, which is a merger of Chinese and Malay elements found in Indonesia, Malaysia. Laksa is a spicy noodle dish that is popular in Malaysia and Singapore; it's.

Ingredients

Boneless chicken (cut into strips)           100 gms

Prawns                                                 12 medium

Chicken stalk                                        1 cup

Coconut milk                                         1 cup

Noodles boiled                                       1 cup

For laksa paste

Whole dry red chillies (soaked)                6

Shallots                                                 12

Garlic                                                    4 cloves

Turmeric powder                                     ½ tsp

Galangal chopped                                   I inch pieces

Roasted peanuts                                    2 tbsp

Salt                                                       to taste

Olive oil                                                 3 tbsp

For garnish

Bean sprouts                                         ½ cup

Fresh mint leaves chopped                      6

Onion sliced and deep fried                     1 small

Lemon  sliced                                        1

Lemon grass                                         1 stalk

Method

To prepare laksa paste

First remove the seeds from soaked dry red chillies and put into mixer jar, add 10 shallots, garlic, lemon grass, chopped galangal, peanuts, turmeric powder, salt, 1 tbsp oil, little water and grind in a smooth paste.

prepare laksa paste

Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan, add chicken and sauté.

Then add laksa paste and stir.

add laksa paste in to chicken 

Now add chicken stock and let it boil.

add chicken stock 

Then add prawns and cook for a minute.

add prawn

Add coconut milk and mix well.

add coconut milk

Then cook till chicken and prawn both are done.

Now put the boiled noodles in serving bowl and pour the laksa over it.

pour laksa over noodles

Then top with bean sprouts, chopped shallots, fried onions, mint leaves, lemon slices and serve hot.

garnish chicken and prawn laksa

Tomato Soup

tomato soup 

Tomato soup is the most popular soup in Indian cuisine. This soup is very easy to make with easy available ingredients and is loved by all.

Ingredients

Bay leaf                                    2 nos.

Garlic cloves                             8 – 10 nos.

Sliced onion                              1 tbsp

Sliced carrot                             1 tbsp

Sliced tomato                           1 cup

All purpose flour                        2 – 3 tbsp

Water                                       as required

Butter                                       1 – 2 tsp

Sugar                                       ½ tsp

Soup cube                                1 tsp

Salt                                          to taste

Crushed black peppercorn          to taste

For garnish

Fresh cream

Puffed rice

Coriander leaves

Method

Heat oil in a pan, add bay leaf, garlic cloves, sliced onion and sauté.

Then add sliced carrot, sliced tomato then stir and add all purpose flour and mix well.

cook tomato with all spices 

Add water then mix well.

Now blend this tomato mixture well.

Then heat butter in another pan, pour the blinded puree.

blended tomato mixture 

Add sugar, salt, sugar cubes, crushed black peppercorn and boil it.

boil the blended mixture 

Then strain it in a bowl.

strain the soup

Serve the prepared soup in a bowl.

serve the soup in a bowl

Now garnish with fresh cream, puffed rice and coriander leaves.

garnish the tomato soup with cream

Mushroom Soup

mushroom soup 

Mushroom Soup is all-time favourite. Mushroom becomes even more desirable with the addition of oregano. It is easy and quick to make.

Ingredients

Roughly chopped mushroom      1 cup

Finely chopped garlic                 1 tsp

Finely sliced onions                   1 – 2 tsp

Sliced carrot                             1 cup

All purpose flour                        1 tbsp

Water                                       as required

Soup cube                                1no.

Black pepper powder                  to taste

Salt                                          to taste

Oregano                                   ½ tsp

Oil                                            as required

Method

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

saute carrot onion garlic

Then add chopped mushrooms and mix well.

add chopped mushroom

Add all purpose flour and mix well.

add flour

Add water, soup cube and cook.

add sour cube abd water

Once it is cooked let it cool and put into blender and blend well.

blend the mushroom mixture

Then pour the mixture in a pan, boil it with required water and add salt and black pepper powder, origano.

add origano pepper powder salt in boiling soup

Serve it in serving bowl and garnish it with fresh cream. 

garnish mushroom soup with cream

Lauki ka Stew / Bottle Gourd Stew

lauki ka stew / bottle gourd stew 

It is a simple, tasty and healthy stew of bottle ground with whole spices flavoured coconut milk.

Ingredients

Diced bottle gourd                     ½ kg

Diced parboiled potato               1 no.

Coconut milk                             2 cups

Green cardamom                       4 nos.

Cinnamon stick                         1 no.

Black peppercorn                       few

Cloves                                      4 – 5 nos.

Sliced onion                              1 no.

Chopped garlic                          1 tsp

Chopped ginger                         2 tbsp

Green chillies                            3 – 4 nos.

Curry leaves                              10 – 12 nos.

Salt                                          to taste

Oil                                            2 tbsp

Method

Heat oil in a pan, add cardamom, cinnamon, clove, peppercorn seed and sauté.

add spices in hot oil 

Then add onion and stir well until onion pink.

Add curry leaves, green chillies, chopped ginger and garlic and stir well.

saute onion with spices 

Now add diced bottle gourd and potato and cook well.

add diced bottle gourd and parboiled potato 

Then add coconut milk, little water, salt then mix well and cook until done.

add coconut milk 

Prawn Clear Soup

prawn clear soup 

It is a very simple prawn soup with vegetables and rice noodles.

Ingredients

Onion finely chopped                3 tsp

Garlic finely chopped                1 tsp

Green chilli finely chopped         1 tsp

Prawn stock                              1 cup

Soup cubes                              2 nos.

Sliced carrot                             1 cup

Chopped red yellow

bell peppers                              1 tbsp

Blanched mushroom                  6 – 8 nos.

Salt                                          to taste

Black pepper powder                to taste

Oil                                            3 – 4 tbsp

For garnish

Crushed black peppercorns

Method

First remove the heads and discard the veins of the prawns before cooking.

clean the prawns 

Heat oil in a pan and add finely chopped onion and sauté.

saute the chopped onion

Then add finely chopped garlic and green chilli and stir well.

add chopped gaarlic and chilli 

Now add prawn stock, soup cubes, salt, black pepper powder and stir well.

add prawn stock and spices 

Add sliced carrot, chopped bell peppers and blanched mushrooms and cook.

add vegetables 

Now add rice noodle and prawn then mix and boil it well.

add rice noodle and prawns

Serve the prepared soup with vegetable salad and garnish with crushed black peppercorns.

prawn clear soup

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