MASOOR DAL AUR COURGETTE KA SOUP This delicious soup is a meal in itself, as it contains legumes and vegetables and is served with a yogurt sauce. Slices of whole-grain bread offered on the side would make the meal nutritionally complete. The sauce that accompanies...
LAL SHIMLA MIRCH AUR TAMATAR KA SOUP A very nutritious and delicious soup. If you leave out the cream, it is vegan. As stock, I use the broth from cooking a dal, a trick commonly used in South India. In that area the leftover dal is used to make a curry (sambar), but...
START TO FINISH: 30 minutes MAKES 2 servings • 1 14.5-ounce can no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained • 1 cup water • 1 cup chopped onion (1 large) • 1 cup canned organic, no-salt-added black beans, rinsed and drained • 3⁄4 cup canned black-eyed peas, rinsed and...
START TO FINISH: 40 minutes MAKES 6 servings • 1 tablespoon olive oil • 1⁄2 cup chopped onion (1 medium) • 2 tablespoons garlic, minced (12 cloves) • 31⁄2 cups chicken-flavor vegetable broth • 3 15-ounce cans Great Northern beans, rinsed and drained • 2 tablespoons...
START TO FINISH: 25 minutes MAKES 4 servings • 2 teaspoons canola oil • 1 cup chopped onion (1 large) • 3 cloves garlic, minced • 1 14-ounce can vegetable broth • 2 tablespoons tomato paste • 1 teaspoon snipped fresh oregano or 1⁄4 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed • 1...
START TO FINISH: 20 minutes MAKES 4 servings • 1 cup packaged peeled baby carrots, coarsely chopped • 1⁄3 cup chopped onion (1 small) • 3 tablespoons olive oil • 1 32-ounce box vegetable broth • 2 15-ounce cans cannellini beans (white kidney beans), rinsed and drained...
START TO FINISH: 30 minutes MAKES 6 servings • 1 cup chopped green onions (8) • 1 tablespoon olive oil • 5 cups chicken-flavor vegetable broth • 5 cups small cauliflower florets (1 pound) • 1⁄4 cup all-purpose flour • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (4 ounces) • 1 cup...
START TO FINISH: 25 minutes MAKES 4 servings • 12 green onions (1 bunch) • 3 tablespoons olive oil • 2 cups refrigerated shredded hash brown potatoes • 3⁄4 cup roasted red sweet peppers, drained • 3⁄4 cup pale lager or nonalcoholic beer • 2 cups milk • 8 ounces...
START TO FINISH: 45 minutes MAKES 4 servings • 1 cup chopped onion (1 large) • 1⁄2 cup chopped celery (2 stalks) • 2 cloves garlic, minced • 2 tablespoons butter • 3 cups chopped round red potatoes (about 1 pound) • 2 cups vegetable broth • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire...
START TO FINISH: 35 minutes MAKES 6 servings • 2 medium baking potatoes (1 pound), scrubbed and cut into 1-inch pieces • 1⁄4 cup butter • 1⁄3 cup all-purpose flour • 1⁄2 teaspoon salt • 1⁄4 teaspoon ground black pepper • 5 cups milk • 1 8-ounce container sour cream •...
