Pumpkin Soup

Ingredients
1, 200 gm. slice of yellow pumpkin
1, 200 gm. slice of white pumpkin
1 sprig dill leaves, finely chopped
1/2 cup cream
1 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. pepper freshly milled
salt to taste
1/2 tsp. butter
dill or mint to garnish

Method
Peel and chop both pumpkins together. Pressure cook with 1 cup water till soft.
Blend with an electric hand blender. Pass through a sieve, add 1 cup water.
Put in a deep vessel, bring to boil. Simmer for 2-3 minutes, reduce heat.
Add salt, pepper, butter, sugar, dill leaves. Stir take off fire.
Add half fresh cream, stir till well blended. Serve hot.
Add a swirl of cream in individual serving bowls, after pouring hot soup

Beef Soup

Ingredients:
• 1 lb Beef Shank
• 1/2 Cabbage (chopped)
• 1 Tomato (chopped)
• 2 Potatoes (cubed)
• 1 Onion (chopped)
• 3 Carrots (chopped)
• 4 cloves Garlic (minced)
• 6 tsp Cilantro (chopped)
• 1 tbsp Salt
• 1/4 tsp Cumin (ground)
• 2 tbsp Lime Juice

Take a large pot or deep bottomed vessel and keep it on low heat. Mix the beef, tomato, potatoes, onion, carrots, cabbage, garlic, 5 teaspoons cilantro, salt and cumin.
Add water to cover and stir well. Cover and simmer for 2 hours.
Remove lid, stir, and simmer for another hour with lid off. Serve hot.
Just before serving, squeeze in fresh lime juice to taste and sprinkle with remaining cilantro

Carrot Soup

ngredients:
• 3 Cups Carrots (peeled and sliced)
• 5 tbsp Milk
• 2 Tomatoes
• 2 tsp Butter
• ½ tsp Garam Masala
• 2 tsp Garlic (peeled)
• A pinch Black Pepper Powder
• Salt to taste

Keep the carrots for cooking until their raw smell goes.
Boil tomatoes in the water to remove the skin. Remove the seeds also.
Blend together the tomatoes, carrots and garlic.
Melt the butter in a heavy based vessel and add the above mixture.
Allow it to cook for few minutes.
Now add milk and again cook the mixture for sometime.
Remove from the flame. Add a pinch of pepper powder, salt and garam masala to the soup.Carrot soup is ready to savor. Serve hot.

Rajma Soup

Ingredients

Rajma : 1 cup
Tomato : 2
Small onions : ½ cup
Chilli powder: ½ tsp
Tomato sauce : 1 tsp
Butter : 1 tsp
Pepper powder : as needed
Coriander leaves : as needed
Salt : as needed

Method
Soak rajma, the previous night.
Put tomato in hot water and peel the skin. Cook rajma and tomato with salt in 4 cups of water.
When rajma is cooked strain the water. Grind rajma in a moxie and mix it with the strained water.
Peel the small onions cut into small pieces.
Take a bowl.
Fry onions in butter. When the onions are fried, add chilly powder, soup, tomato sauce,boil for a few minutes and remove from fire.
Add pepper powder, cut coriander leaves and Serve when hot.

Peas and Lettuce Soup

Ingredients:
Butter - 2 Tbsp
Garlic - 1 tsp, chopped
Onion - 1/2 cup, chopped
Celery - 1/4 cup, chopped
Green peas - 1 cup
Water or stock - 3 cup
Milk - 1 cup
Cream - 1/4 cup
Salt and pepper to taste
Lettuce - 1 cup, finely shredded

Method:

1. Heat butter, saute garlic, onion and celery till softened
2. Add stock and peas. Cook till peas are soft. Cool and blend till smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste.
3. Add milk, cream and lettuce. Heat thoroughly and serve.