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  • Healthy Carrot Soup

    Healthy Carrot Soup

    Carrot soup is spicy, tasty and apt for the cold weather. It is from Indo- Chinese cuisine.It is vegan, gluten- free and zero oil recipe.

    I love soups, they are filling and healthy and hope many will resonate with me. The weather too is perfect to indulge in them.

    I had used carrot along with other vegetables but it was not the star ingredient. Today, I have carrot soup, at first, I was wondering if I will ever like it. But, I was mistaken, it’s really good, spicy and zero oil.

    Nutrients in carrot:

    Carrots are rich in anti-oxidants, vitamins, mineral and fibre. They help boost the immune system and prevent disease. It may help regulate blood sugar. It may help in preventing night blindness as it is rich in Vitamin A. It lowers the risk of prostrate and colon cancer.

    Uses of Carrot:

    Carrots are versatile in their use. They can be eaten raw, boiled, steamed or roasted. One can use them in salad, pickle, stir-fry. It is used to make a variety of rice dishes along with other vegetables.

    Storing of carrot:

    Wash the carrots, pat dry and keep them in a zip lock pouch in the refrigerator.

    a few other soup recipes that I have shared earlier are Sweet Corn Vegetable Soup, Veg Manchow Soup, Chipotle chilli Corn Soup

    Let’s get to the recipe of Carrot Soup:

    Ingredients:

    • 4 medium carrot
    • 1 potato
    • 1 red chilly
    • 1 clove garlic
    • 1/2 teaspoon soya sauce
    • 1/4 teaspoon pepper powder
    • salt to taste
    • stock /water

    Method:

    1. Wash the carrots, scrub them well, cut into small cubes.
    2. Wash the potato, peel the skin and cut into cubes.
    3. Boil veggies along with red chilly and garlic.
    4. Let cool.
    5. Make a puree of it.
    6. Remove in a pan, add salt, soya sauce, pepper powder to it. Adjust the consistency of the soup.
    7. Let boil.
    8. Pour in bowl, top with fresh coriander and roasted sesame.
    9. Serve immediately.

    Take a tip:

    • Onion may be used, but I have not used. It should be sauted in oil and then the puree must be added to it.
    • This, carrot soup is spicy, be careful before blending the red chilli.
    • It is good to use stock for soups. If you do not have stock, use water.
    carrot soup

    Healthy Carrot Soup

    Carrot soup is spicy, tasty and apt for the cold weather. It is from Indo- Chinese cuisine.It is vegan, gluten- free and zero oil recipe.
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    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 10 minutes
    Cooling time 15 minutes
    Total Time 35 minutes
    Servings: 2 bowl
    Course: Soup
    Cuisine: Indo-Chinese
    Ingredients Method

    Ingredients
      

    • 4 carrot medium size
    • 1 potato
    • 1 red chilly
    • 1 clove garlic
    • 1/2 teaspoon soya sauce
    • 1/4 teaspoon pepper powder
    • salt
    • water
    For garnishing
    • roasted sesame
    • coriander

    Method
     

    1. Wash the carrot, scrub it well. Cut into small cubes.
    2. Wash the potato, peel and cut into cubes.
    3. Boil the veggies along with red chilly and garlic.
    4. Let cool.
    5. Make a puree of the veggies.
    6. Put it in a pan, add soya sauce, pepper powder and salt. Adjust the consistency of it.
    7. Let boil.
    8. Put in bowl, garnish with roasted sesame and fresh finely chopped coriander and serve.

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    Healthy Carrot Soup

    This post is part of the Food Bloggers Recipe Swap, every month we are shuffled and chosen a partner, we need to cook a recipe from that blog. I had to cook from Ivana Meric’s blog The Peasant’s Daughter. I loved the carrot soup and I have adopted it from here.

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  • Gobi Manchurian Dry Recipe | Indo-Chinese Cuisine

    Gobi Manchurian Dry Recipe | Indo-Chinese Cuisine

    Gobi manchurian is a popular Indo-Chinese appetizer. Cauliflower pieces are deep fried and sauted in a mixture of sauces to give a flavoursome dish.

    Chinese dishes have gained immense popularity in our country. They are an amalgamation of Chinese flavours to suit the Indian taste buds, now popularly termed as Indo- Chinese. Many dishes are prepared in this cuisine, but, one snack that always stands out is Gobi Manchurian. It is the hot  favourite of college students, street food, that is found at all joints.

    It is usually served as an appetiser or starter , but can be paired with fried rice or schezwan rice. Different kinds of manchurian are prepared such as baby corn manchurian and mixed vegetable manchurian. But, it is the one made of cauliflower that has gained immense popularity. “Gobi” is the Hindi name for cauliflower. Cauliflower has a pungent odour, but when made into fritters, and drizzled in sauces, it gives a distinctive taste that no other veggie can impart.

    My other Indo- Chinese dishes   Fried Rice, Hakka noodles, alu65, sweet corn vegetable soup

    gobi manchurian

    Ingredients:

    • 1/2 kg cauliflower, broken into florets
    • 1 onion cut into small pieces
    • 1 capsicum, finely cut
    • 1 tablespoon soya sauce
    • 2 teaspoon red chilli sauce
    • 1 teaspoon chilli powder
    • 1/2 teaspoon pepper powder
     For the paste:
    • 8 cloves garlic
    • 2 inch ginger
    • 1 green chilly
    For the batter: Measurement used:1cup=150 ml
    • 1 cup all purpose flour
    • 1/2 cup corn flour
    • 1/2 teaspoon chilly powder
    • 1/4 teaspoon pepper powder
    • salt to taste
    • water
    Other ingredients:
    • oil for frying
    • 2 teaspoon oil
    • spring onions for garnishing

    Method:

    1. Put the cauliflower pieces in hot water for five minutes, put them in a colander and allow to dry for sometime.
    2. Make a paste of the ingredients mentioned.
    3. Make a batter of the ingredients mentioned. The consistency should neither be too thick nor thin.
    4. Heat oil in a pan. Put the florets in the batter. When the oil is heated, slowly, take a floret and put it into the oil. Repeat for a few more. Deep fry by turning with a ladle. Initially, put the flame low, then increase it and again reduce it, once they are done. This way, you are going to get perfect fritters.
    5. Repeat it for all the florets.
    6. Take oil in a pan, add the paste, saute it for a few seconds. Now, add the onions and cook it for two minutes. Put the capsicum and cook for another minute.
    7. Now, add the soya sauce, red chilli sauce, apple cider vinegar and the red chilly paste. Put salt and some water. Allow to cook for sometime.
    8. Let it cool. Put the  fried fritters into it and mix well.

    Take a tip:

    Chilly is actually cut into small pieces and put in restaurants, but I have grinded it.

     

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    Gobi manchurian, recipe in steps

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    Gobi manchurian is a popular Indo-Chinese dish. Fritters are made using cauliflower and tossed in  mixture of different sauces. It makes a perfect appetizer.
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    Prep Time 20 minutes
    Cook Time 40 minutes
    Total Time 1 hour
    Servings: 4 people
    Course: Side Dish, Snack
    Cuisine: Chinese, Indo-Chinese
    Ingredients Method

    Ingredients
      

    • 1/2 kilogram cauliflower broken into florets
    • 1 onion
    • 1 capsicum
    • 1 tablespoon soya sauce
    • 2 teaspoon red chilly sauce
    • 1/2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
    • salt to taste
    • 1 teaspoon red chilly powder
    • 1/2 teaspoon pepper powder
    For the paste
    • 8 cloves garlic
    • 2 inch ginger
    • 1 green chilly
    For the batter
    • 1 cup all purpose flour
    • 1/2 cup corn flour
    • 1/2 teaspoon pepper powder
    • 1 teaspoon chilly powder
    • salt to taste
    • water as needs
    Other ingredients
    • oil for frying
    • 2 teaspoon oil for seasoning

    Method
     

    1. Break the florets into small pieces. The size of the floret determines a slightly bigger size of manchurian.
    2. Put them in hot water for five minutes. Then, put it in a colander.Let dry.
    3. Make a batter with ingredients mentioned under “For the batter”. The consistency of the batter should neither be too thick or thin.
    4. Deep fry the fritters, by putting a few at a time. 
    5. Make paste of the ingredients mentioned under ‘For the paste”.
    6. Take oil in another pan. Add the paste and saute for sometime. Then, add the onions and shallow fry for two minutes.
    7. Now, add the capsicum and let cook for two minutes. Put salt in it.
    8. Add soya sauce, red chilly sauce, apple cider vinegar. Mix a little water in red chilly powder and put it.
    9. Let cook for some time. Allow to cool.
    10. Put the fried fritters in it. Add pepper powder and mix it.
    11. Gobi manchurian is ready to serve. You can garnish it with spring onions.

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    (Post updated on 25/2/2024 with better pictures !)

  • Grilled baby potatoes/ how to grill baby potatoes

    Grilled baby potatoes/ how to grill baby potatoes

    Grilled baby potatoes  with hint of spices makes a good accompaniment with any meal.  They are spicy and make a perfect go with fried rice or any meal. Do give this a try, I am sure you will like it. (more…)