Cream of Beetroot Soup

This colourful and nutritious Soup is served freshly the Healthy recipe of the Day.Doctors say that this soup makes blood generation easy and make ur skin glow if taken on alternate days-but those who are on Diet pls Excuse.This Soup is deliciously flavored and visually delightful and comforting - if served hot.Begin Each Day with a healthy Soup/Salad and have a Great Day.Enjoy Cooking at home!.Enjoy!.BonAppetit!.

Cream of Beetroot Soup

Ingredients:
2 medium sized Beetroots -quartered or chopped
5 tbsp low-fat cream
1 medium sized onion - sliced
2 garlic cloves
1/4 tsp grated ginger
1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
600 ml water
100 ml white sauce
1/4 tsp salt to taste
1 tsp butter

Directions
1.Take a sauce pan,add butter and saute garlic pieces,grated ginger and onion slices.
2.Add beetroot pieces and 400 ml water,wait till it begins to boil.Let it boil for 3-4 mins on good flame.Remove from heat and let it cool.
3.Blend it well and strain it thru a fine sieve.Keep it aside.
4.Bring it to boil 200ml water and add the 100 ml white sauce.Stir it well for a min.
5.Add the beet-puree,1 tbsp cream,salt and pepper and let it simmer for 4 mins on medium flame.Remove from fire.
6.Serve it hot in 4 soup bowls with 1 tbsp cream on top of each Soup bowls and with soup sticks.

For the White Sauce:
Ingredients:
1 tbsp refined flour
2 tsp butter
1 tsp white pepper powder
150 ml low fat milk
a pinch of salt

Directions:
1.Heat butter in a sauce pan add refined flour.saute for 20 secs on low flame.
2.Add the milk slowly and keep on stirring. Keep the flame low and stircook with pepper and salt.


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Carrot Ginger Soup

This soup has the goodness of carrot and other medicinal spices added to get it spiked.This luvly Carrot Ginger Combo will be a treat to recharge and boost ur Energy.You can have this soup  at any time with meal or alone once a week atleast.Its easy to do and needs 15 mins of ur time in the kitchen.U can try this soup with few other flavoring herbs that suits ur taste.Try this at home and enjoy this soup. Bon Appetit!.

Healthy Carrot Ginger Soup - Soup done with  Carrot and all medicinal spices like ginger,pepper,ajwain,honey and basil leaves.

Ingredients:
150 gm or medium sized carrot - peeled and grated
1 tsp grated ginger
3 black pepper corns
1/4 inch cinnamon stick-little crushed
1 bay leaf-crushed
1/4 tsp corn flour
2 tsp honey
1 tsp oil or butter
1 cm size ginger
1 garlic flake - finely chopped
a pinch of salt - to taste
1 clove-crushed
1 soup stick or 2 - 4  toasted croutons-for serving
few mint leaves - for garnishing
a pinch of ajwain -powdered or 2 basil leaves-optional
200ml water
1 tbsp fresh cream(optional)-for garnishing.

Directions
1.Take a blender and blend the peeled and grated carrot with ginger piece and black pepper corns,adding 1 cup (200ml) water to the residue and pulse it 3-4 times using a blender and strain the mixture..
2.Heat butter and oil in a non-stick sauce-pan and add bay leaves,finely chopped garlic flakes,grated ginger then the cinnamon stick,cloves,pinch of ajwain powder or 2 basil leaves for about 2-3 mins.
3.Add the strained soup in the pan,add salt,honey,corn flour-dissolved in hot water and make this boil for 5 mins till it thickens.
4.Strain it and Pour it into a soup bowl and top it with fresh cream(optional) and serve this hot with toasted croutons and mint or bay leaf on top.Have a great Day.Enjoy ur Meal!.BonAppetit!.

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