Instant Lentil Soup

Ingredients:
Paruppu podi(Home-made/Store-bought) - 5 tbsp
Pepper Powder- 1/2 tsp or as per taste
Cumin Powder - 1 tsp
Hing - a pinch
Corinader leaves - few
Water

Method:
Boil water and add Paruppu podi.
Mix well till it gets thickened and is without any lumps.
Sprinkle pepper, cumin and hing.
Garnish with corinader leaves.
Protein-rich Lentil soup is ready to serve!

Nonbu Kanji (Rice Soup)

This is my favourite Kanji that is specially prepared during Ramzan for Iftar. Ramzan fasting is incomplete without this nonbu kanji. I love to have vadai/bajji dipped in this kanji and that is the best dish for starved stomach :)

Ingredients:
Rice - 1 cup
Moong dhal - 1/4 cup
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Methi seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cloves, cinnamon, bay leaf - 1
Garlic cloves - 10
Chopped vegetable - 1 cup
Ginger-garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Ghee - 2 tsp, Oil - 2 tsp
Onion - 1 finely chopped
Tomato - 1 finely chopped
Coriander leaves - few
Mint leaves - few
Cumin powder - 1 tsp
Green chillies - 2
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Coconut milk - 1/2 cup
Water - 5 cups + 2 cups
Salt - to taste

Method:
Wash and soak rice and moong dal in water.
Grind Rice and moong dal in mixie for few seconds..
Heat oil and ghee in pressure cooker.
Add cloves, cinnamon, bay leaf and fry for few seconds.
Add finely chopped onion and fry till onion is soft.
Add green chillies and fry.
Add ginger-garlic paste and fry till raw smell goes off.
Add garlic cloves, chopped tomato, chopped vegetables and fry one by one.
Add coriander leaves, mint leaves and fry.
Add cumin powder, chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt.
Add broken rice and moong dal and fry.
Add 5 cups of water and adjust salt.
Pressure cook for 5-6 whistles. When done, open and mash it slightly.
Add coconut milk and 2 cups of hot water and boil.
Nonbu kanji is ready !!!

Linking this to Priya's Healthy Diet Event - Warm Soups , Let's Cook Rice event and New U event.

Healthy Herbal Soup

Herbs are healthy by nature. Never need to say how aromatic and flavorful the herbs are.

Enjoy a flavorful and aromatic healthy herbal soup :)

Ingredients:

Coriander leaves - 1 handful

Mint leaves - 1 handful
Methi leaves  - 1 handful
Oregano leaves - If it is fresh, just 1 leaf is enough.
Just crush it and use. If you are using dried oregano, add 1 tsp.
Indian borage (Karpooravalli/omavalli) - 1 leaf (torn up)
Lemon juice - 1 tsp
Water - 2 cups
Pepper - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste

Method:

Boil 2 cups of water.

Add all herbs and let it boil until it shrinks and the flavor gets mixed with water.
Add salt, lemon juice and pepper.
If you like to eat the leaves, then soup can be served with leaves topping some fresh coriander leaves or squeeze out the juice out of herbs using a strainer and have a clear soup.

Variations:

1. If you want a thick soup, then mix corn flour with water so that they are lump free and add this to the soup while boiling and switch off the stove when soup thickens.

2. Add more variety of  herbs you would like to add to the soup.

This entry goes to 'Priya's Healthy Diet Event - Warm Soups' event.

Tapioca Soup /Maravallikizhangu Soup/ Kappakizhangu Soup

Ingredients:
Grated Tapioca - 1 cup
Water - 2 cups
Butter - 2 tsp
Dried Oregano - 2 tsp
Salt - to taste
Pepper powder - 2 tsp

Method:
Peel the skin of Tapioca and grate.
Heat pan, add butter, add grated tapioca and fry till it changes its colour.
Add 2 cups of water and let it boil.
Add salt, oregano and pepper powder.
Cook till Tapioca is tender.
When soup thickens, switch off the stove.

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