Noodle soup

I usually make noodle soups with non-veg ingredients like chicken, meat etc. This time I made it with just veggies and eggs. Simple and healthy one. Here it goes...

Ingredients:
Wheat noodles - 200grams
Carrots - 1 nos
Capsicum - 1 nos
Oyster mushrooms - 1 handful
Eggs - 1 nos
Veg stock cube or aroma cube - 1 small
Dried herbs like parsley, chives, thyme etc. as per need
Salt and pepper for taste
Water - 1-2 litre
Oil - 3 tbsp

Method:
In a stew pot, heat 1 tbsp oil, add carrots and capsicum (both cut into thin strips) and stir well. Add oyster mushrooms and stir again. Add enough water and cover and cook 45 min along with all the dried herbs. Add the wheat noodles, veg stock or aroma cube. And cook till its done. Add scrambled egg, salt and pepper and serve hot.

Note:
Separately do the scrambled egg with the remaining 2 tbsp oil and finally add. Do not add before hand.

Fish and asparagus soup

Soups are always so healthy, comforting, and filling. I love to try various varieties of them. This one is inspired by Vietnamese style crab and asparagus soup. Here goes the recipe...

Ingredients:
Asparagus - 4 nos
Fish fillets - 200 grams
Onion paste - 1 tsp
Garlic paste - 1 tsp
Prawn stock cube - 1 nos
Corn starch - 1 tbsp
Water - 2 litres
Salt and pepper for taste
Olive oil - 2 tbsp

Dried herbs like
Sage, chives, parsley, thyme,
basil etc.. (use as per choice)

Method:
Heat oil in a stew pot, add onion and garlic paste and saute for 2-3 min. Add fish fillets broken into chunks and stir well. Add enough water, prawn stock cube, dried herbs and cook for 45 min. Now add asparagus and continue to cook till its done. Finally add the corn starch with constant stirring and turn off the flame when the required consistency is obtained. Add salt for taste. Garnish with some fresh parsley, add a dash of pepper and serve.

Note:
Can add some fresh herbs instead of dried herbs. Can add some chilly sauce, soya sauce etc and serve.

Mixed clear soup

Soups are excellent health foods. One can completely feed on this diet food as it is healthy and filling. Hot clear soups when consumed at the beginning of a meal can actually increase the metabolic rate and also make us feel full (hence, the food consumed afterwards will be of little quantity). I usually make clear soups at home ( rarely make thick soups, creamy soups etc) for health reasons. When chicken or egg white etc. is also added a portion of protein requirement is also met. Here goes the recipe...

Ingredients:
Chicken (boneless) - 200 grams
Garlic paste - 1 tsp
Carrots - 1 nos
Capsicum - 1 nos
Beans - 50grams
Oyster mushrooms - 1 handful
Sweet corn - 1 handful
Chicken stock cube - 1 nos
Salt and pepper for taste
Olive oil - 2 tbsp
Water for making the soup (about 10cups)

Method:
Heat oil in a stew pot, add chicken and give a good stir. Add garlic paste and continue to saute for a min. Add all the veggies cut into thin strips, mushrooms and sweet corn (can just be added that way), water and cover and cook for 45min. Add chicken stock cube (add more water if required), salt if required. Uncover lid and cook it till its done. Serve hot topped with pepper powder.

Note:
Can also add dried herbs of choice like sage, chives, dill, oregano, parsley, thyme etc.