Saturday, February 26, 2011

VEGETABLE SWEET CORN SOUP


Ingredients:
Fresh corn kernels – 1 ½ cup
Onion – 1 small, diced
Carrot – 1 big, cut into small pieces
Cabbage - ½ cup finely chopped
Green bell pepper – ½ cup finely chopped
Green chilies – 1
Tomato – 1 medium, chopped
Black pepper powder – ¼ tsp
Salt
Sugar – 1 tsp
Corn flour – 1-2 tbsp
Green onions – 2-3 for garnishing

Cooking procedure:
Place the corn kernels in a container and add 3 cups of water to it. Add the diced onions and green chilies. Pressure cook the kernels for 10 minutes. Let it cool. Remove ¼ cup of kernels and the cooking liquid aside and grind the remaining corn to a fine paste. Strain the paste and keep aside.
Heat 2 tbsp of butter in a medium pot. Then add chopped carrot, cabbage and green bell pepper. Sauté for a minute. Then add the tomato, salt and black pepper powder. Mix everything well. Then add the corn paste, sugar, the reserved corn kernels and cooking liquid. Adjust the water as required. Bring everything to a boil and continue boiling for 3-4 minutes. Dissolve the corn flour in ½ cup of water. Remove the pot from the burner and add the corn flour water stirring continuously. Return the pot on the burner and let boil for 2 more minutes. Serve hot and garnish with green onions.

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