Creamy Broccoli Soup

Happy New Year!!!

This is a nice warm soup for the cold winter days. This soup is a nice way to sneak in some veggie if your kids don't like broccoli as they will definitely love this soup because of its creamy taste.

Ingredients

• 1 bunch Broccoli washed and cut into florets
• 1 ripe Avocado
• 1 cup Milk (adjust to taste)
• 1/2 tsp Salt (adjust to taste)
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground Pepper
• 1" piece Ginger
• 1 tsp Rosemary leaves washed (optional)

Vegetable Clear Soup

This is a very easy and healthy soup. You may add any vegetable of your choice. You can even add tiny pieces of Tofu or Paneer to lure the little ones to this soup. This recipe serves 4-5 people.

Ingredients

• 2 bowls of chopped veggies like Carrot, Broccoli, Beans, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Potato, Zucchini, Paneer / Tofu or any vegetable of your choice. These Veggies should be chopped very finely.
• 3 cups of Water
• 1 tsp Salt (Adjust to taste)
• 1 tsp Pepper Powder (Adjust to taste)
• 1/2 tsp Finely chopped Dill/ Coriander leaves to garnish (Optional)

Kara Boondhi

Happy Diwali !!! 

Kara Boondi is my daughter's favorite and here is a simple recipe for it. Once you have all the ingredients ready, it will take only 30 min to make the snack.

Ingredients

• 2 cups Besan
• 1/4 cup Rice Flour
• 1 tsp Salt (adjust to taste)
• 1 tsp Chilly Powder ( Adjust to Taste)
• 1 tsp Ghee
• 1/4 tsp Asafoetida
• Curry Leaves - handful
• 1/2 cup Peanuts
• Oil to deep fry

Utensils required: Big Perforated spoon with round holes for making the boondis, laddle and a perforated spoon to remove the boondis from oil.