1. Soups

2. Ingredients: Tomato- 3 (big, firm and ripe) Carrot- 2 (medium sized) Garlic- 4 flakes Salt- to taste Pepper- to taste Butter- 3 tbsp Water- for cooking vegetables Method:  Clean tomatoes and carrot well.  Cut carrot into 3 big pieces (after trimming the top and bottom). Peel and wash garlic flakes.  Place carrot, tomatoes, butter, water and garlic in a pressure-cooker and cook till vegetables are well cooked. Apart from vegetables the cooked water is the stock.  Place the cooked vegetables in the big jar and blend for 1 minute using speed 1. Now add the hot stock and blend well in speed 1. Tomato soup Serves-2

3.  Serve hot immediately with salt and pepper. (Optional: breadcrumbs can be fried in ghee and added to the soup immediately before serving). Medicinal value: This is a concentrate of carotenoids and lycopene. Excellent medicine for a glowing skin and remedy for defective vision, if consumed regularly. Stock: Liquid basis for soup made by stewing vegetables.

4. Ingredients: Garlic - ½ Cup Onion- ½ Cup Vegetable/chicken Stock- 2 Cups (steaming) Corn flour- 1 tbsp(optional) Pepper- ½ Tbsp Cumin- 1 tsp Salt As Per Taste Oil- 1 Tbsp(or Butter) Method:  Heat oil well in a kadai, add chopped onion and garlic. Fry well till transparent.  Now place the fried ingredients in big jar add little stock and blend well to make a smooth paste.  Dilute corn flour in 2 tbsp of stock water add to the ground paste, add cumin, pepper, salt and blend at speed 1 for 1-2 minutes in a big jar along with all the stock. Garlic soup Serves-4

5.  Now pour hot soup to bowl, add grated cheese(optional). Serve hot. Medicinal value: This soup is very effective in curing cold and cough because of its spices used. It’s a wonderful snack food especially during winter season. These types of foods when consumed your nose will start to run and the mucus will begin to clear.