Prarthana's Vegetarian Delight

Every time we go to a restaurant, first thing my husband orders is this sweet corn soup. He is a great fan of this sweet corn soup. Even my mom and grand mother prefer this soup in restaurants. But, I don't like it much since I feel its a bit bland. It was my husbands birthday recently and since it was a weekday we didn't go out for dinner. So I thought of preparing a hotel style 3 course meal. I made some of his favorite dishes and first one was this sweet corn soup. INGREDIENTS: 1. Sweet corn- 1 cup + 1 spoon. 2. Onion- 1. 3. Garlic- 2-3 pods. 4. Ginger- 1 small piece. 5. Green chilly- 1. 6. Salt- To taste. 7. Pepper- To taste. 8. Carrot- small piece. 9. Cloves- 1 10. Butter- As needed. METHOD: 1. Chop onion, ginger, garlic and green chilly. Heat a pressure cooker and add butter. Once the butter melts, add the cloves, ginger, garlic and green chilly. Saute for a minute and add the chopped onions. 2. Once the raw smell of onion goes off, add 1 cup o...

Soup is the primary food in a full course meal. Spinach soup is a healthy creamy soup. I make this soup often and serve an hour before dinner. This is a very easy soup recipe which can be made within 10-15mins. I also make this soup if someone have a bad headache or sore throat. It will be refreshing. INGREDIENTS: 1. Spinach- 1 bunch (If its very big , take 1/2 bunch). 2. Onion- 1 big. 3. Ginger- 1 inch. 4. Garlic- 2-3 pods. 5. Cloves- 1 6. Cinnamon stick- 1 inch. 7. Butter- As needed. 8. Salt- To taste. 9. Pepper- To taste. 10 Green chilly- 1 (Optional). 11. Sugar- 1 tsp. 12. Milk- 1/2 cup. METHOD: 1. Wash and clean the spinach leaves. Separate the leaves from its stem. Take a pan or pressure cooker. Add 1 spoon butter. Add cloves and cinnamon stick. Add in the chopped ginger, garlic and green chilly (if using). Then, add chopped onions and saute until it turns pink. Add in the spinach leaves and saute for a minute. Add sugar (Sugar helps to retain the green...