Murungakeerai soup recipe| Drumstick leaves soup

Murungakeerai Soup | Drumstick leaves soup, recipe with step wise pictures, a healthy, diabetic friendly soup, perfectly suits for lactating mothers too, made using drumstick leaves. Recently i got a bunch of drumstick leaves, called as Murungakeerai in Tamil, from a home garden. The Organic leaves were so fresh and usually i made murungaikeerai poriyal | Thuvattal and sometimes add in Adai too. When i asked some recipe suggestions using the leaves in my Instagram and facebook story, i got loads of response from readers. Thank you everyone for the overwhelming response. Few interesting recipes i chose from that and i thought i will share it here with you all. Stay tuned for more interesting recipes using murungakeerai.

Also Check out 

1. Vazhaithandu soup recipe
2. Chettinad Cauliflower soup recipe  

Carrot Pumpkin Soup recipe, Easy Soup recipes

Easy to make carrot Pumpkin Soup recipe, recipe with step by step pictures and video. We get Pumpkin throughout the year and this soup is made almost twice a week in our home. Kids too love this creamy delicious Pumpkin soup and the addition of carrot makes it more healthy and gives a nice colour too. Soups are liked by everyone at home so i make it a point to serve it during dinner, some times we have a soup and Salad for a weekend breakfast too. Pumpkin is in season now, so i thought i will post the recipe now. Also the weather is getting bit cold, a hot soup with a bread on the side will be a perfect starter. This Pumpkin soup i learnt from my friend long back and it is a super hit among my guests and no one can guess that you have used pumpkin in soup. Try out this recipe and let me know how it turned out.
Check out my

• Carrot Ginger soup
• Garlic Almond soup

Spinach Soup recipe | Palak soup

Palak soup | spinach soup is an easy and healthy soup with spinach, garlic and milk as the main ingredients. Soups are always loved by everyone at home. Most of the days our dinner will be accompanied by a soup. This is a very simple soup made in one shot in a pressure cooker. You can replace spinach | palak with pumpkin, broccoli, carrot or any veggie of your choice.
Enjoy this rainy weather with a hot bowl of soup. Check out my other soup recipes. 

Sweet corn soup recipe | Easy soup recipes

Sweet corn soup | creamy sweet corn veg soup, is the family's favorite. I have already posted sweet corn veg soup.  This Restaurant style cream of sweet corn soup i have given for the kungumam thozi supplement last year, and was a long due to post it here in jeyashri's kitchen. Many readers were asking me to post the recipe and finally here i am with the recipe of sweet corn soup. Check out my other soup recipes too. Also i have posted many recipes using sweet corn. Check out

• Sweet corn sundal
• Corn cheese balls
• Corn methi pulao

Beetroot Soup | Soup recipes

Soup is a very common dish takes place in my kitchen. But mostly i end up making either tomato soup or sweet corn veg soup as the kids love it most. Last year when i made the supplement for Kungumam Thozi, themed Soups n Salads, i have given few new interesting soup recipes. This beetroot soup is one among them. Since the weather is very pleasant and cold, i thought i will share a recipe of soup today and found a beetroot lying down in the refrigerator. So i decided to make the beetroot soup and writing this post now with a cup of hot soup beside me. Check out my other soup recipes. You can have this soup with whole wheat toasted bread and have it as a light lunch or dinner too.

CHETTINAD CAULIFLOWER SOUP | CAULIFLOWER RASAM RECIPE

Chettinadu style cauliflower soup always give me memories of my school days. We all used to have in our friend's place and her mom makes this very nice. When i was talking to her i was asking for the recipe and she sent me a voice note in whats app. When i made it tasted exactly the same her mom used to make. The aroma of the soup tempts anyone to have an extra serving. This can be had as an filling soup or can be mixed with rice as an rasam too. But generally they callas cauliflower soup. The same soup can be made with baby corn too.

VAZHAITHANDU SOUP RECIPE |BANANA STEM SOUP

Vazhaithandu or Banana stem is a very healthy veggie and we make curry out of it and also morkootu with vazhaithandu. I wanted to try out soup for a long time and made it few months ago for the Kungumam thozi supplement book. It turned out very well and this veggie is quite healthy and very good for weight watchers too. Try this  clear soup and start your dinner or lunch in a healthy way.
 I am right now in India enjoying my vacation and so millet recipes will resume on all Mondays from the New year. I am totally enjoying here meeting all my old friends, watching movies, eating out, and spending time with family. Will write some interesting stories of my vacation after i am back to Singapore.

MUSHROOM SOUP RECIPE | CREAM OF MUSHROOM SOUP

Mushroom Soup | Cream of Mushroom Soup, i have tried few times but somehow didn't get a perfect taste of the soup every time. Last month when i was working on Soups and salads assignment for Kungumam Thozi Magazine, i tried this again and got the taste perfect. The book got published on Dec.1 and those who in Tamil nadu can get it in shops. I will be posting some soups and salad recipes here from that book every week. Most of the Indian style soups are a super hit at my home and we often include Soups and Salads in my cooking. Last 2 months as Suresh is preparing for the Full marathon, i am so particular to include healthy food into his diet. So made a protein packed salad for him everyday along with a soup and a complete balanced diet. Last week he successfully completed his marathon and still now i am working on his diet. Post recovery is also more important.
   We are travelling to India for vacation and will be back on first week of next month. Till then i will be posting recipes but can't be so active in responding mails, and so committed to weekend posts too. Stay tuned for more interesting recipes. Follow jeyashri's kitchen on Facebook to get updates.

CORIANDER AND LEMON VEGETABLE SOUP| SOUP RECIPES

Coriander and lemon soup i recently tasted during my trip to Hyderabad and was tasted very nice. The cold weather there and this piping hot coriander and lemon flavoured soup was totally out of the world. I just gave this soup a try yesterday and it tasted almost the same. The recipe of this soup is very simple with easily available ingredients at home.

PREPARATION TIME:10 MINUTES. COOKING TIME: 30 MINUTES. SERVES:2-3

INGREDIENTS:

CORIANDER LEAVES	A BUNCH
LEMON ZEST	1 TBLSP
WATER	5 CUPS
MIXED VEGETABLES*	1 CUP
PEPPER POWDER	TO TASTE
SALT	TOTASTE
GREEN CHILLI	1-2
LEMON JUICE	1-2 TSP

*I used baby corn, beans, corn kernels,carrots,green peas,cabbage

METHOD:

• Wash the coriander leaves and chop them roughly . Add the lemon zest(the skin of the lemon) and green chili (slit the green chilli) in a pan and add 4 cups of water. Let this boil for 15 minutes in a low flame.This is for making the vegetable stock.
• Boiling the lemon zest will not taste bitter.
• Switch off the flame and strain the water . Discard the cooked coriander leaves.

• Meanwhile cut the veggies finely. I added more veggies. It is purely your choice.
• In a pan add 1 cup of water and add the veggies to this. Let this boil for 2 minutes.

• Add the coriander lemon stock. Let this boil for 5 minutes in a low flame.
• Add pepper and salt to taste. Switch off the flame.

• Just before serving squeeze in the lemon juice and garnish with coriander leaves.
• Enjoy this flavourful and filling soup.

NOTE:

• You can skip the veggies and just add lemon juice, pepper powder and salt to the stock and can have this as a clear soup. 

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CAULIFLOWER SOUP RECIPE|SOUP RECIPES

Soups are always liked by all at home. Especially during rainy season i make soups very often and almost every week especially after the kids come back from swimming class, they prefer to have warm soup. As i am  going for a short visit to India tomorrow i was cleaning my refrigerator and i have half pack of cauliflower florets and i thought i will make soup with the cauliflower. I just made it as i usually do all other soups. It turned out so very well and we all enjoyed it during our dinner time. the cauliflower soup was quite filling too.

PREPARATION TIME: 10 MINUTES . COOKING TIME: 20 MINUTES. SERVES :3-4
INGREDIENTS:

CAULIFLOWER FLORETS	1 AND1/2 CUP
ONION	1
GARLIC	3-4
WATER| VEGETABLE STOCK	1 CUP
LOW FAT MILK	1 CUP
SALT	AS NEEDED
PEPPER | OREGANO	AS NEEDED
GINGER	A SMALL PIECE
OLIVE OIL | BUTTER	1 TSP

METHOD:

• Wash the cauliflower florets and chop the onions and garlic roughly.
• In a pan add olive oil | butter and saute the onions and garlic for a few minutes.
• Add in the cauliflower florets and saute for 2-3 minutes.

• Add 1 cup of water | vegetable stock . Vegetable stock gives a nice flavour to the soup, so don’t miss it. Add ginger and cook till the cauliflower becomes soft.
• Once done discard the ginger. Allow the cooked cauliflower to become cool and add grind this into a fine puree.

• Now add the low fat milk and let this boil for 5 – 7 minutes.
• switch off the flame and add salt and pepper just before serving.

• You can add oregano and red chilli flakes to this soup instead of adding pepper.

Check out my other interesting soups too

1. Carrot and Peas Soup
2. Italian bread soup recipe
3. Carrot and Ginger Soup
4. Hot and Sour veg Soup

        

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VEGETABLE SOUP RECIPE | SOUP RECIPES

Soups are always liked by everyone at home. Last week me and hubby had a bad throat pain and i thought i will make a soup as it will be soothing for the throat. I have few left over veggies , so i wanted to make a mixed vegetable soup. Long back i remember trying out a Vegetable soup recipe from  Tarla dalal’s book, by adding little Oats to the soup. The vegetable soup turned out quite well and even kids too loved it. It was quite filling too as it is loaded with veggies. Try out this easy and healthy Vegetable Soup.

MIXED VEGETABLES*	1 CUP
GARLIC	4
SALT	TO TASTE
PEPPER	TO TASTE
WATER |VEGETABLE STOCK	4 CUPS
OATS	2 TBLSP
OIL | BUTTER	1/4 TSP

* I used carrot, baby corn, sweet corn, green peas and broccoli.

METHOD:

• Peel the skin of the garlic and chop it finely.
• Chop the veggies finely.

• In a deep pan, add oil or butter and add the garlic. Saute for few minutes till it turns golden brown.
• Add the chopped veggies and saute for a minute.

• Add the water or vegetable stock . Add the oats too.
• Let this cook for 10 minutes till the vegetables become tender.

• Just reserve 2 tblsp of cooked veggies to add in the last. ( this step is optional only)
• Allow this to cool and blend it smoothly in a blender. Reserve the water and add it to the soup later. while blending blend only the veggies.

• Add the blend veggie mix and the reserved water and boil it for 5- 10 mins. Add salt and pepper to taste.

• Add the reserved veggie if you have .
• Serve hot. We had with home garlic bread .

Note:

1. Oats can be replaced with yellow moong dal.
2. Add any veggies of your choice.

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ROASTED BELL PEPPERS SOUP RECIPE

Roasted bell pepper soup is the first time i am trying at home. At my place everyone loves soup and it takes place in the dinner menu almost twice a week. So for a change from the usual soups which i make, i tried this Red bell pepper Soup and it turned out very well. When i made it again the second time last weekend, i clicked the pictures and sharing the recipe of roasted bell pepper :

INGREDIENTS:

RED BELL PEPPER	1
TOMATO	2
GARLIC	4 CLOVES
ONION	1
OREGANO	1/2 TSP
SALT	TO TASTE
PEPPER	TO TASTE
OLIVE OIL	2 TSP

METHOD:

• Wash the red bell pepper and pat dry this. Roast this on the stove top by turning it often. Take care not to burn your fingers. Once evenly roasted keep it aside. With the help of a knife scrap down the skin and if you want wash the bell pepper and chop them roughly.

• Chop the onions ,garlic and tomatoes finely. In a pan, add oil ( i used olive oil, but if you don’t have cooking oil can be used) and add the garlic,onion,tomato one by one.
• Roast them in a medium flame nicely. Once done , allow this to cool.
• Grind this along with the chopped roasted bell pepper.

• In the same pan, add this puree and add 1 and 1/2 to 2 cups of water.
• Bring it to a nice boil and add salt, pepper and oregano.

• Serve hot with soup sticks or even a simple bread toast.
• The roasted flavour of the bell pepper in the soup makes it to taste great.
• You can add 2-3 tblsp ofcooked pasta to this to make it more filling.

        

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HOT AND SOUR SOUP | HOT AND SOUR VEG SOUP RECIPE

Hot and sour soup is one my most favourite soup,  but i never attempted to do it at home , as i feel certain dishes will taste super yum in restaurants. During our trip to India in December, i bought a Knorr Hot and sour veg soup  packet and made it after coming to Singapore. We all enjoyed it but hubby was insisting me to try it at home. So i searched for the recipe in google and finally made my own of making Hot and Sour vegetable soup.
Thank you Nags for introducing me to the Chinese celery , else i would have ended up buying the bigger one with thick stems.

INGREDIENTS:

CARROT	1/4 PORTION
CABBAGE(FINELY CHOPPED)	4-5 TBLSP
SPRING ONIONS	FEW
CELERY	FEW
GREEN CHILLI	2
SUGAR	1/2 TSP
SALT	AS NEEDED
LEMON JUICE	1 TSP
GARLIC	4-5 CLOVES
CAPSICUM	3-4 TBLSP
SOYA SAUCE	1 TBLSP
OIL	1 TSP
CORN FLOUR	1 TBLSP
PEPPER POWDER	TO TASTE

METHOD:

• Chop the celery, spring onion, carrots, capsicum, cabbage finely. Separately chop the spring onion  bulb and leaves .
• In a deep wide pan, add oil (preferably olive oil) and add the slit green chilli.  When it changes the color, take it out and discard the chilli. We need just the flavor of the chilli to get into the oil.

• Add the finely chopped garlic and sugar and saute for a while.
• Now add the veggies which we chopped finely, except the spring onion leaves.

• Saute for a minute and add 3 cups of water. You can add VEGETABLE STOCK too instead of water. Click on the link to see the recipe of stock.
•  Add salt and bring it to a nice boil.
• After 5 minutes mix corn flour in 2 tblsp of water without any lumps and add it to the pan.
• Mix well. The soup will reach the right consistency in 2 minutes. Add soya sauce and put off the flame.

• Add pepper powder and lemon juice.
• Garnish with spring onion leaves and chopped carrots.

NOTE:

1. Always add the veggies finely chopped.
2. U can add extra 1 tblsp of soya sauce if you want the darker color. But don’t add too much it will spoil the taste.

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