Potato cabbage homemade soup- A south Indian soup/Fat free and heart friendly

Potato cabbage homemade soup

Potato cabbage homemade soup

Preparation time- 05 mins
Cooking time-  10mins 
Total time- 20mins

Ingredients :

1. Butter/Vegetable oil- 1 Tsp
2. Chopped onion- 50 gm
3. Sliced cabbage- 50 gm
4. Mashed boiled potato- 50 gm
5. Coconut milk- 100ml
6. Corn flour- 1/2 Tsp
7. Pepper powder- 1 pinch
8. Salt- as needed

Method:

Step 1: In a pan, pour butter or oil, add chopped onion and sort it well. Add corn flour and stir it well. Add cabbage and potatoes and mix it very well. Add water and pepper powder and allow it to boil for a few minutes. Then, add coconut milk and salt and mix it well and warm it on low flame. Serve as warm.

Suggestions

Antenatal diet

• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
• Avoid pepper powder, as it stimulates the acidity

Diet for lactating mothers

• No suggestions

Postnatal diet

• No suggestions

Diet for diabetic persons

• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level

Diet for hypertensive persons

• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure

Diet for cardiac persons

• Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure

Diet for kids

• Reduce pepper powder, as it stimulates the acidity

Butter milk/Pacha moru/Sambharam/moru vellam

Butter milk/Pacha moru/Sambharam/moru vellam

Butter milk/Pacha moru/Sambharam/moru vellam
Preparation time- 5 mins
Total time- 5 mins

Ingredients :

1. Curd-200ml
2. Green Chili- 1 no.
3. Sambar onion/Shallots- 2 no.
4. Curry leaves- as needed
5. Ginger- 1 piece 
6. Salt - as needed

Method:

Step 1: Take a grinder, put shallots, green chili, ginger and salt, and crush it. Add curd and grind it once. Add water and finely chopped curry leaves, as much you need.

Suggestions

Diet for kids

• Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
• You can add plenty of curry leaves, as it increases Heamoglobin level

Antenatal diet

• Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
• You can add plenty of curry leaves, as it increases Heamoglobin level

Diet for lactating mothers

• Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
• You can add plenty of curry leaves, as it increases Heamoglobin level

Postnatal diet

• Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
• You can add plenty of curry leaves, as it increases Heamoglobin level

Diet for diabetic persons

• Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
• You can add plenty of curry leaves, as it increases Heamoglobin level

Diet for hypertensive persons

• Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
• You can add plenty of curry leaves, as it increases Heamoglobin level

Diet for cardiac persons

• Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
• You can add plenty of curry leaves, as it increases Heamoglobin level

Ragi Koozh to beat summer

Ragi koozh

Ragi Koozh

Preparation time-  12 hours for fermentation

Cooking time-20 mins

Total time- 12 hours and 20 mins

Ingredients:

1. Raw rice- 1 cup
2. Ragi flour- 1 cup
3. Curd- 1/2 cup
4. Green chilly sliced- 1 
5. Onion sliced- as needed
6.  Salt- as needed

Methods

1.Take ragi flour and mix it with water nicely and keep it overnight for fermentation.

2.Cook raw rice in a thick vessel by adding two cups of water.

3.Add ragi paste to cooked raw rice and stir it well low flame. Add water slowly and cook it in low flame for ten minutes.

4.Then, turn off the flame and keep it in the same vessel for 6 hours.

5.After that,add curd, onion, green chilly, salt and water as needed and smash it nicely without any lumps.

6.You can serve it after garnishing with curry leaves.

Tips and warnings

• Cook ragi koozh in low flame.
• Don't forget to use thick vessel
• You can store it under refrigeration for 2-3 days.
• Cook ragi very well in order to avoid stomach upset. 
• You can add sliced ginger (optional). 

Vegetable Stock with Omelette

                                                     

Preparation time- 5 mins

Cooking time-  10 mins  

Total time- 15 mins

Ingredients :

• Vegetables sliced - as needed
• Egg -1 no.
• Worcestershire Sauce- 3 tsp
• Fresh cream or mayonnaise- 3 tsp
• Garlic - 7 no.
• Ginger (chopped)- 6 no.
• Pepper powder- as needed  
• Salt- as needed  
• Oil- as needed

Method:

Step 1:Take a pan, pour a teaspoon of oil after a few minutes, break the egg on top of it carefully and sprinkle pepper powder and salt. Keep it aside.

Step 2:Boil the vegetables in the water, add worcestershire sauce and fresh cream or mayonnaise, stir it well and salt and pepper as needed. 

Step 3:Serve it in a plate by keeping cheese (optional), fresh cream and omelette on top. 

         Now, warm vegetable stock with omelette is ready

Vegetable stock with grilled fish and mushrooms

                                                     

Preparation time- 5 mins

Cooking time-  10 mins  

Total time- 15 mins

Ingredients :

• Vegetables sliced - as needed
• Grilled Fish -1 no.
• Mushrooms - as needed 
• Worcestershire Sauce- 3 tsp
• Fresh cream or mayonnaise- 3 tsp
• Garlic - 7 no.
• Ginger (chopped)- 6 no.
• Pepper powder- as needed  
• Salt- as needed 

Method:

Step 1:Take a steak of fish,apply pepper powder, lemon juice and salt and then, grilled it or fry it. 

Step 2:Boil the water in a pan with turmeric powder, add mushrooms in it and keep it for 4 minutes to remove poisonous chemicals. Then, wash the mushrooms under tap water and dry it.  

Step 3:Boil the vegetables in the water, add worcestershire sauce and fresh cream or mayonnaise, stir it well and salt and pepper as needed. 

Step 4:Serve it in a plate by keeping cheese (optional), fresh cream, grilled fish and mushrooms.

         Now, warm vegetable stock with grilled fish and mushrooms is ready

Vegetable Soup

Vegetable Soup

Vegetable Soup

Preparation time-5 min
Cooking time-10 min
Total time- 15min

Ingredients (for 4 servings):

1. Corn Flour - 2 tablespoon
2. Coconut Milk-5 tablespoon
3. Chopped Vegetable ( Carrots/Beans/Cabbage) - 100gm
4. Salt
5. Butter- 1/2 teaspoon
6. Pepper

Method:

Step 1: Take a pan, sort chopped vegetables in butter

Step 2:Add 1/2 glass of water and salt, boil it for 10 minutes till vegetables are cooked

Step 3:Meanwhile, mix cornflour and table spoon of water, make a paste form

Step 4: Add corn flour paste and coconut milk to the boiling solution and stir it continuously till it becomes moderate consistency. 

Step 5:Serve it warm with pepper powder

Tips and warnings

• Stir it in a same direction
• Boil it in a moderate flame
• You can adjust the consistency with coconut milk

Suggestions

Diet for kids

• No special suggestions, you can give to the kids

Antenatal diet

• Add chopped garlic, as it relieves abdominal distension
• Reduce coconut milk, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
• Cook on low flame
• You can add plenty of chopped curry leaves, as it increases Heamoglobin level

Diet for lactating mothers

• Add chopped garlic, as it relieves abdominal distension
• Reduce coconut milk, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
• Cook on low flame
• You can add plenty of chopped curry leaves, as it increases Heamoglobin level

Postnatal diet

• Add chopped garlic, as it relieves abdominal distension
• Reduce coconut milk, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
• Cook on low flame
• You can add plenty of chopped curry leaves, as it increases Heamoglobin level

Diet for diabetic persons

• Add chopped garlic, as it relieves abdominal distension
• Reduce coconut milk, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
• Cook on low flame
• You can add plenty of chopped curry leaves, as it increases Heamoglobin level

Diet for hypertensive persons

• Add chopped garlic, as it relieves abdominal distension
• Reduce coconut milk, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
• Cook on low flame
• You can add plenty of chopped curry leaves, as it increases Heamoglobin level

Diet for cardiac persons

• Add chopped garlic, as it relieves abdominal distension
• Reduce coconut milk, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
• Cook on low flame
• You can add plenty of chopped curry leaves, as it increases Heamoglobin level