Cauliflower Carrot And Corrainder Soup

Ingredients:

Cauliflower- 1 1/2 cups cleaned and chopped

Carrot- 2 chopped

Corrainder leaves - 1/2 bunch cleaned and chopped

Oil- 1 1/2 tbsp

Garlic - 2 cloves chopped

Onion- 1/2 chopped

Tomato -1 chopped

Water- 1 1/2 cup

Milk - 1/2 cup

Salt to taste

Pepper powder- 1/2 tsp

Dry basil leaves - 1 tsp

Method:

1. Heat oil in a pressure cooker,when oil is heated add chopped onion and garlic, fry for few minutes in medium heat.

2. Then add chopped tomato and mix it nicely,add little salt.

3. Add finally add chopped carrot and cauliflower,mix it well.

4. Then add water and mix it nicely then close the cooker and cook till 3 to 4 whistle.

5. After 5 minutes open the cooker and add milk and chopped corrainder leaves stir it well,let it cool for 5 minutes.

6. Then puree it,and transfer it to another bowl.Now add pepper powder , dry basil leaves and adjust salt.

7. Cauliflower Carrot and Corrainder soup is ready.

Carrot Sambhar

Ingredients:

Toor dal- 1 cup

Small onion- 10

Tomato-1 chopped

Carrot- 3 to 4 peeled and cutted round

Green chilli -2 slit

Curry leaves- 8 to 10

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Shakti sambhar masala- 2 tbsp

Hing - a pinch

Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp

Red chilli powder - 1/2 tbsp

Urad dal - 1/2 tsp

Garlic -2 to 3 cloves

Oil- 1 1/2 tbsp

Water- 3 cups

Salt to taste

Method:

Note: Wash toor dal and soak for 10 minutes.

1. Heat oil in a pressure cooker,when oil is heated add mustard seed,urad dal and curry leaves and fry for few minutes.

2. Then add small onions and fry for 2 to 3 minutes ,add tomato and add little salt and fry for few minutes then add green chilli and garlic and fry for another few minutes.

3. Add carrot and mix it well,cook for 5 to 6 minutes,then add turmeric powder,red chilli powder,hing and shakti sambhar masala, mix it nicely.

4. Now add the toor dal and water, then adjust the salt.

5. After that close the pressure cooker, when steam comes put the weight,and cook till 3 whistle.

6. After 3 whistle switch off the heat, and leave it on stove for 5 minutes,then open.

7. Carrot sambhar is ready.

8. Serve hot with rice/dosa/pongal.

Note:

* Instead of Carrot you can use any vegetables of your choice or you can use mixed vegetables for preparing sambhar.

* You can also use turmeric powder,red chilli powder and daniya powder instead of sambhar masala.

Carrot Cucumber Raita

Ingredients:

• Curd(yogurt)-2 cups
  
• Salt to taste
  
• Water-2 tbsp
  
• Red chill powder-1/2 tsp
  
• Carrot-1/2 cup shredded
  
• Cucumber-1/2 cup chopped
  
• Corriander leaves -1/2 tsp chopped + garnish
  

Method:

1.Take a bowl add curd and water and stir it well,then add salt mix it well.

2.Add red chilli powder stir it,then add shredded carrot and chopped cucumber mix it well.

3.Add chopped corriander leaves mix it.

4.Garnish with corriander leaves.

Broccoli Carrot Masala

Ingredients:

• Broccoli florets-2 cups
  
• Carrot-1 cup diced
  
• Onion-1 sliced
  
• Chicken masala-2 tbsp
  
• Soya sauce-2 tsp
  
• Hot & Sweet tomato sauce- 2 tbsp
  
• Ginger & Garlic paste-1 tsp
  
• Oil-2tbsp
  
• Salt to taste
  
• Water to sprinkle
  

Method:

1.Heat 2tbsp of oil in a pan,when oil is heated add sliced onion and fry for few minutes till its light brown.

2.Then add salt,chicken masala and ginger and garlic paste and fry for few minutes.

3.When every thing is mixed well,then add diced carrots fry for few minutes then add broccoli mix it well.

4.Sprinkle some water and mix it well.Cover and cook on medium flame for 8 to 10 minutes,till the vegetables are cooked.

5.When vegetables are cooked add soya sauce and hot & sweet tomato sauce and mix well.

6.Again cover and cook for 5 minutes in low flame .

7.Serve hot with rice/chappati.