Minestrone soup

I am a huge fan of soups. When I say huge, really huge. I can just love of various soups for all the three times of the day and feel very happy about it . Every time I visit an Italian resto, I so look forward to have Minestrone Soup. I  feel its is a meal on its own. It is packed with proteins and nutrients. And has a lot of Veggies in it. Without any further wait. Here is my version of the soup which I made for dinner and served it with some Garlic Roll, baked by my friend 

Ingredients

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

1 large onion, diced

4 cloves garlic, minced

2 stalks celery, diced

1 large carrot, diced

1 1/2 cups green beans

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1 teaspoon dried basil

Salt and freshly ground pepper

1 cup diced tomatoes

6 cups Vegetable Stock

1 cup kidney beans, drained and rinsed

1 cup pasta

1/3 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese

Method

Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high 

 heat. Add the onion and cook until translucent, about 

4 minutes. Add the garlic and cook 30 seconds. Add 

the celery and carrot and cook until they begin to 

soften, about 5 minutes. Stir in the green beans, dried 

oregano and basil, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper to 

taste; cook 3 more minutes.

Add the diced and crushed tomatoes and the 

vegetable stock to the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce 

the heat to medium low and simmer 10 minutes. Stir 

in the kidney beans and pasta and cook until the pasta 

and vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Season 

with salt. Ladle into bowls and top with the Parmesan 

and chopped basil.

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Hot and Sour Soup

Week 2 of Blogging Marathon, my theme for this week is Warm Foods for Kids during Rain. The dishes that I will be cooking will be also served at The Pumpkin Farm of Pradnya who is hosting this month s Kid Delight event . The theme is Warm foods to beat the Rain.

For Day 1, Im serving Hot and Sour Vegetable Soup. Nothing is more comforting than having a bowl of hot soup and enjoying the rain. Soup is also one of the ways in which you can steal in vegetables for kids who are fuzzy about eating them. 

Ingredients

Soy Sauce - 1tbsp

Chili Sauce - 3/4 tsp

Black Pepper powder - 1 tsp

Vinegar - 1 tbsp

Sugar - 1/2 tsp

Corn Flour - 1/2 tbsp

Vegetables - 2 cups ( I used chopped beans, carrot, cauliflower and corn)

Salt to taste

Method

Take 3 cups of water in a wok.

Add soy sauce, chili sauce, vinegar, sugar, pepper powder and salt

Bring this mixture to a boil

Add the chopped veggies into it and let them become tender crisp

Add a little water to the corn flour and make a smooth paste

Add this to the boiling soup and stir continuously

Serve hot

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Readymade Tomato Soup

Today's preparation is a very simple one, which you can make on a rainy day to satisfy your cravings for something hot. I always have a couple of these packets in my pantry. 

Ingredients:

Maggi soup - 1 packet

Water - 2 1/2 cups 

Coriander leaves - for add flavor

Method:

In a bowl mix the powder in Maggi soup packet in 2 cups of water

Ensure that there are no lumps when you mix

Heat this mixture in a heavy bottomed wok and keep stirring

In 5 minutes you will see that the soup is reaching its consistency

Switch the fire off and add the coriander leaves

Serve hot with any bread or starter of your choice. 

Watch out for a ready made recipe for starter tomorrow

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