FUN COOKING: soup

Beet prawn soup is a very delicious soup recipe. You can have any time, for me it's a comfy dinner.You all know that beet nutritious food choice that just happens to be tasty and delicious – you can eat the greens too! You already know that beets are an insane source of vitamins and minerals. But did you know that beets are the second largest source of sugar, after sugar cane? Another amazing fact about beet -Beets are nature’s Viagra.Seriously,one of the first known uses of beets was by the ancient Romans, who used them medicinally as an aphrodisiac. And that’s not just urban legend – science backs it up. Beets contain high amounts of boron, which is directly related to the production of human sex hormones.At the same time they are low in calories and high in sugar.Very few foods found in the natural world are as beneficial as beets in this regard. Beets are a wonderful addition to any dietary need. With their high volume of nutrients, delicious taste, and multitude of uses, anyone can jump right into beets without missing a beat.So what are you waiting for give this beet prawn soup a try and enjoy the benefits of beet.

Beet Prawn Soup

Ingredients

1 big beetroot peeled and boiled
1 tsp grated ginger
5 to 6 garlic c love
6 to 8 prawn
2 tbsp fresh coriander
1 1/2 cup coconut milk
1 tsp grated coconut (optional)
1 tbsp butter
to taste salt and pepper

Cooking Directions

Take beetroot, ginger, garlic, and coriander in a blender. Make a fine paste. Now add the coconut milk with salt and pepper. Now blend well. Heat butter in a pan fry the prawn a little sprinkling little salt and pepper and grated coconut if using I use as like the crunchy butter fried coconut while having the smooth soup. Fry a little then add the beetroot coconut mixture. Mix well and put off the flame. Serve hot or at room temperature with a dash of lemon juice and crispy bread toast. Enjoy delicious healthy beet prawn soup.

Be Happy And Stay Healthy.

No comments

This carrot potato soup is very delicious and healthy.In this soup I use coconut oil.The health benefits of coconut oil include hair care, skin care, stress relief, cholesterol level maintenance, weight loss, boosted immune system, proper digestion and regulated metabolism. It also provides relief from kidney problems, heart diseases, high blood pressure, diabetes, HIV, and cancer, while helping to improve dental quality and bone strength. These benefits of oil can be attributed to the presence of lauric acid, capric acid and caprylic acid, and their respective properties, such as antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-fungal, antibacterial and soothing qualities.In this soup I also use Kokum/Garcinia indica fruit petal that's too is very healthy. Ayurvedic physicians have long used kokum to treat sores, prevent infection, improve digestion, alleviate diarrhea and constipation, lessen arthritis pain, cure ear infections and heal stomach ulcers, states “Healing Spices.” Recent studies shown it is also beneficial for weight loss. This soup is loaded with health benefit and I am sure you will love the delicious taste of this carrot and potato soup too.

Carrot And Potato Soup

Ingredients

1 potatoes peeled and cubed
2 carrot peeled and chunks
1 onion sliced
3 cloves garlic minced
1/2 tsp ginger minced
1 kokum petal /Garcinia indica fruit petal
1 green chilly chopped
1 tsp sliced fresh coconut
1/4 tsp mustard seed
1/2 tsp crushed fennel
6 to 8 fresh curry leaves
2tsp coconut oil
1tsp salt and pepper

Cooking Directions

Soak kokum in 1/2 cup of water for 10 to 15 minutes.
Heat coconut oil. Add mustard seed and crushed fennel. Now add the sliced coconut and curry leaves with sliced onion , garlic and ginger. Fry a little then add cubed potato and carrot chunks. Mix well. Then add 3 cups of vegetable stock with salt and pepper as it comes to boil then add the kokum/Garcinia indica fruit petal with that water in which it was soaked.Cook in high flame for 10 to 15 minutes. Till the potatoes and carrots are well cooked.Serve hot with bread rolls.

Be Happy And Stay Healthy.

No comments

Cucumber and potato soup is a very delicious mild soup which will never fails to delight the taste bud.A very lovely way to use few potatoes and garden cucumber.As summer months are on cucumber helps you to stay hydrated as it is made up of mostly (95%) water.
However, there's reason to eat cucumbers all year long. With vitamin K, B vitamins, copper, potassium, vitamin C, and manganese, cucumbers can help you to avoid nutrient deficiencies that are widespread among those eating a typical American diet. Plus, cucumbers contain unique polyphenols and other compounds that may help reduce your risk of chronic diseases.Cucumbers contain an anti-inflammatory flavonol called fisetin that appears to play an important role in brain health.Cucumbers may help to "cool" the inflammatory response in your body.
Cucumbers contain numerous antioxidants, including the well-known vitamin C and beta-carotene. They also contain antioxidant flavonoids, such as quercetin, apigenin, luteolin, and kaempferol,6 which provide additional benefits.Placing a cucumber slice on the roof of your mouth may help to rid your mouth of odor-causing bacteria.
According to the principles of Ayurveda, eating cucumbers may also help to release excess heat in your stomach, which is said to be a primary cause of bad breath. Cucumbers are rich in two of the most basic elements needed for healthy digestion: water and fiber.
Adding cucumbers to your juice or salad can help you meet the ideal of amount of fiber your body needs — 50 grams per 1,000 calories consumed. If you struggle with acid reflux, you should know that drinking water can help suppress acute symptoms of acid reflux by temporarily raising stomach pH; it's possible that water-rich cucumbers may have a similar effect.
Cucumbers are very low in calories, yet they make a filling snack.Cucumbers contain potassium, which is associated with lower blood pressure levels. A proper balance of potassium both inside and outside your cells is crucial for your body to function properly. So I hope now you will love to try this delicious cucumber and potato salad.

Cucumber And Potato Soup

Ingredients

1 cup peeled potato small cubes
2 cup peeled seedless cucumber small cubes
1 big tomato peeled chopped
1 bay leaves
1/2 star anise
1 green cardamom
4 clove
1/2 inch cinnamon
1 or 2 cheese cube grated
1 small knob of butter
2 1/2 cup water/ stock
to taste salt and pepper

Cooking Directions

In a pressure cooker add all the ingredients except cheese. Let it go for 2 whistle. Let the steam go out then open the cooker then add grated cheese. Mix well. A very flavorful mild soft light cucumber and potato soup is ready to cherish. Serve luke warm. Have it with your favorite bread roll.

Be Happy And Stay Healthy.

No comments

Chicken clear soup is one of my favorite. This chicken clear soup is very refreshing during the summer as I use lime juice in it.Chicken soup has long been touted as a form of folk medicine to treat symptoms of the common cold and related conditions.
The most widely cited of these studies, published in the medical journal Chest in 2000, is by Dr. Stephen Rennard of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. He conducted laboratory tests to determine why chicken soup might help colds, beginning with his wife’s homemade recipe, handed down by her Lithuanian grandmother. Using blood samples from volunteers, he showed that the soup inhibited the movement of neutrophils, the most common type of white blood cell that defends against infection. Dr. Rennard theorizes that by inhibiting the migration of these infection-fighting cells in the body, chicken soup essentially helps reduce upper respiratory cold symptoms.
Another study by Mount Sinai researchers in Miami also suggests that chicken soup has more than just a placebo effect. They looked at how chicken soup affected air flow and mucus in the noses of 15 volunteers who drank cold water, hot water or chicken soup. In general, the hot fluids helped increase the movement of nasal mucus, but chicken soup did a better job than the hot water, according to the 1978 report, also published in Chest. Chicken soup also improves the function of protective cilia, the tiny hairlike projections in the nose that prevent contagions from entering the body, according to a 1998 Coping With Allergies and Asthma report.
None of the research is conclusive, and it’s not known whether the changes measured in the laboratory really have a meaningful effect on people with cold symptoms. However, at the very least, chicken soup with vegetables contains lots of healthy nutrients, increases hydration and tastes good, too.
I am sure you will love this light and refreshing chicken clear soup.

Chicken Clear Soup

Ingredients

1 cup boneless chicken cubes
1 onion sliced
1/2 tsp ginger chopped
6 garlic clove
1tsp butter/ diet butter
1 tbsp coconut milk
5 cup water
1 tbsp lime juice
to taste salt and pepper

Cooking Directions

Take boneless chicken, ginger, 4 garlic cloves, onion and 5 cups of water in pressure cooker with little salt and pepper and cook for 4 to 5 whistle or until the chicken is well boiled.
Strain the chicken stock and keep it aside.
Heat butter in a pan and add finely chopped the rest garlic cloves. Fry till brown then add the chicken stock simmer for 8 to 10 minutes. Add coconut milk, lime juice and freshly ground pepper. Mix well. Put off the flame and serve with garlic cheese bread or any bread of your choice. Enjoy a delicious healthy meal in minutes.

Be Happy And Stay Healthy.

No comments

Dal soup is a very delicious yummy creamy soup recipe.It is made with urad dal it's the dehusked splited black gram dal. You will get this dal in any Indian grocery store it's very tasty and creamy in texture.Urad dal, also known as white lentil or black lentil is a kind of bean that is grown in the southern parts of Asia. Also known as black dal, urad dal is used as a major ingredient in Indian cuisine for preparing a healthy diet. Both black and yellow urad dal are used for preparing a variety of dals with different flavors. It is highly valued due to its numerous health benefits. For example, Urad dal has protein, fat, and carbohydrates which is required by the body. If you are looking for a protein-friendly diet, then opt for urad dal. This dal is one of the richest sources of proteins and Vitamin B. Urad dal is also good for women as it has iron, folic acid, calcium, magnesium, potassium which makes it a healthy pulse. Urad dal is also rich in fiber which makes it easy to digest. It is also heart healthy. I am sure a dal which is loaded with such health benefit when cooked in soup style will soon be your fav list. If you are weight watcher then use diet butter instead of regular butter but do give this simple sweet flavour ful dal soup a try> iam sure you all will love it. With this I also want to wish all my friends in America and Canada very happy Independence Day..enjoy the weekend!

Dal Soup

Ingredients

1 cup black gram dal skin less/ dhuli urad dal
1 1/2 cup water
2tbsp butter
1/2 tsp whole cumin
1/4 tsp fennel seed
8 to 10 whole black pepper
1/2 tsp grated ginger
2 tbsp butter
1/2 tsp sugar (optional)
to taste salt and pepper

Cooking Directions

Wash the dal well. Now in a pressure cooker or a heavy bottom pan with water cook the dal till it is well cooked mash it well. Heat 1 tbsp of butter in a pan then add cumin , fennel seed, whole black pepper. Fry a little till you get the smell of butter fried cumin and fennel then add grated ginger and black pepper. Stir a little and then add the cooked dal. If needed add little more warm water according to your choice of consistency. I think bit thick consistency go well for this soup. Now let it come to boil while keep stirring then add sugar (if using) , salt and pepper powder.Mix well. Put off the flame and then add another table spoon of butter. Serve hot with bread or steamed rice with dash of little lime juice. I am sure you will love this yummy creamy soup.

Be Happy And Stay Healthy.

No comments

Today I am sharing with you a very delicious white bean soup recipe. It takes little time to cook but it is very healthy and yummy. White kidney beans are rich in fiber both soluble and insoluble. Once in your digestive system, soluble fiber binds itself with the bile acids and removes it out of your body. This prevents such bile acids from being reabsorbed in your liver and hence inhibits synthesis of harmful cholesterol.Rich in vitamin B9 -- also called folate or folic acid -- and low in fat, white kidney beans are heart-healthy. Folate reduces the levels of the amino acid homocysteine in the bloodstream.White kidney beans are rich in vitamin B1, or thiamin, which is necessary for formation and operation of brain cells. Thiamin is a key component in the synthesis of acetylcholine, which ensures that your memory functions properly. When eaten daily, a 1-cup serving of white kidney beans can help improve and maintain your cognitive function. A very delicious and healthy recipe on your way. You can add greens to this soup to make it more healthy. Enjoy white bean soup.

White Bean Soup

Ingredients

2 cups white kidney beans
2 big tomatoes chopped
1 big onion chopped
10 garlic cloves crushed
1/2 tsp dried rosemary
1/2 tsp thyme
6 cups vegetable stock
1 tbsp fresh cream / Greek yogurt
2 tsp olive oil
1 tsp grated cheese (optional)
1 tbsp lemon juice
to taste tsp salt and pepper

Cooking Directions

Soak beans in water overnight. Now in a heavy bottom pan heat oil add crushed garlic and onion. Stir for few second then add white beans, tomatoes, rosemary, thyme, salt and pepper and vegetable stock. Cover and in a slow flame cook for 2 hours or until the beans are soft. To make it more colorful you can add finely chopped spinach and cook for another 20 minutes. Now add grated cheese if using and fresh cream or Greek yogurt which one you prefer to use and lemon juice. Garnish with cilantro or parsley and serve hot. Your delicious yummy white bean soup is ready to relish.

Sending this to the event Eat Nutritious, Feel Fabulous.

Be Happy And Stay Healthy.

No comments

Spinach pepper and coconut clear soup is a very delicious healthy comfy soup perfect for winter. This one is very light and good for the one who are on weight check. They can substitute butter with diet butter or skip butter and cheese and enjoy. Bright, vibrant-looking spinach leaves are not only more appealing to the eye but more nourishing as well.Most of the flavonoid and carotenoid nutrients found in spinach that provide anti-inflammatory benefits provide antioxidant benefits as well. Given the fact that spinach is an excellent source of other antioxidant nutrients — including vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin A (in the form of carotenoids), and manganese —as well as a very good source of the antioxidant zinc and a good source of the antioxidant selenium—it's no wonder that spinach helps lower risk of numerous health problems related to oxidative stress. So don't wait add spinach to your diet now and try this lovely spinach pepper and coconut clear soup.

Spinach Pepper And Coconut Clear Soup

Ingredients

1/4 cup small coconut chunks
10 to 12 big spinach leaves
4 seedless red banana pepper chopped
1/4 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp olive oil
1 tsp butter/ diet butter
1 tsp very thin cheese slices
1 tsp fresh cilantro/ mint
1 bowl clear vegetable stock/ water
1 tsp lemon juice
to taste salt and pepper

Cooking Directions

Heat one teaspoon oil in pan. Add the coconut chunks. Add coriander powder. Fry till little golden. Then add chopped pepper. Fry for few second then add the spinach leaves. Salt and pepper. Mix well. Add bowl of clear stock or water. Let it come to boil. Cook for 6 to 8 minutes. Add butter and lemon juice and chopped cilantro or mint leaves the one you like. Put off the flame. Ladle the soup in the bowl. To give a feel good feeling add few thin slices of cheese if you want. Enjoy a hearty healthy comfy spinach pepper and coconut clear soup.

Be Happy And Stay Healthy.

No comments

What better way to gain the strength and energy to carry you through a hectic morning schedule than with a steaming bowl of freshly cooked oatmeal.It's the most perfect way to start a day.Oats, oat bran, and oatmeal contain a specific type of fiber known as beta-glucan. Since 1963, study after study has proven the beneficial effects of this special fiber on cholesterol levels.Studies show that in individuals with high cholesterol (above 220 mg/dl), consuming just 3 grams of soluble oat fiber per day (an amount found in one bowl of oatmeal) typically lowers total cholesterol by 8-23%. This is highly significant since each 1% drop in serum cholesterol translates to a 2% decrease in the risk of developing heart disease.Oats, via their high fiber content, are already known to help remove cholesterol from the digestive system that would otherwise end up in the bloodstream. Now, the latest research suggests they may have another cardio-protective mechanism. Antioxidant compounds unique to oats, called avenanthramides, help prevent free radicals from damaging LDL cholesterol, thus reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease, suggests a study conducted at Tufts University and published in The Journal of Nutrition. In laboratory studies reported in Surgery, beta-glucan significantly enhanced the human immune system's response to bacterial infection. Beta-glucan not only helps neutrophils (the most abundant type of non-specific immune cell) navigate to the site of an infection more quickly, it also enhances their ability to eliminate the bacteria they find there.Starting your day with a bowl of oatmeal may boost your immune response in addition to your morning energy levels.Studies also show that beta-glucan has beneficial effects in diabetes as well. Type 2 diabetes patients given foods high in this type of oat fiber or given oatmeal or oat bran rich foods experienced much lower rises in blood sugar compared to those who were given white rice or bread. Starting out your day with a blood sugar stabilizing food such as oats may make it easier to keep blood sugar levels under control the rest of the day, especially when the rest of your day is also supported with nourishing fiber-rich foods. Today we are sharing with you a delicious healthy recipe that will boost your immune and keep you stay heart healthy. For those who are strictly on health issue do skip cheese.Oat soup is a yummy healthy dish can be enjoyed by all. So don't wait try a healthy yummy oats soup.

Oats Soup

Ingredients

1 cup oats
2 tbsp finely chopped beetroot
5 to 6 small broccoli florets
1/4 tsp whole cumin seed
1/4 tsp finely garlic choped
1/2 tsp finely chopped onion
1 tsp finely chopped mint and cilantro leaves
1 tsp finely sliced cheese (optional)
1 1/2 cup warm water
1 tbsp fresh tomato puree
1 tsp olive oil
1/2 tsp lime zest
1 tsp lime juice (optional)
to taste salt and pepper

Cooking Directions

Heat oil in a pan add the whole cumin, chopped onion and garlic. Toss a little then add chopped beetroot and broccoli. Toss a bit then add tomato puree add salt and pepper. Add oats and mix with the veggies. Add warm water. Cook till the oats are done stirring continuously so that no lumps are formed. Now add lime zest and lime juice (if using) this give a very fresh aroma to this soup. Garnish with chopped coriander and mint leaves and few fine slices of cheese if using. Enjoy a hearty healthy oats soup.