Creamy Onion soup

Ingredients:
Onion                 - 1 1/2 large onion sliced finely
Butter                 - 2 tbsp
All purpose flour - 1 1/2 tbsp
Bay leaf         - 1
Salt and pepper powder as required
Milk                   - 2 cups
Vegetable stock - 2 cups
Grated cheese    -11/2 tsp
Parsley chopped as required

Method:
For vegetable stock:
Mix  vegetables( any vegetables) in  water( if you need 2 cups vegetable stock,take 2 cups water)  and allow it to boil.Remove from fire.If you need clear stock,strain it through a strainer and use this veggie liquid as the stock.
For creamy onion soup:
-Heat butter in a pan.
-Saute onions in this till it turns golden brown in colour.
-Add all purpose flour,salt ,pepper powder and bay leaf and saute again till it is well blended.
-Pour vegetable stock and milk .Cook on low flame till the onions turn soft.
-When it starts to thicken, remove from fire
Remove bay leaf.Sprinkle grated cheese and chopped parsley.Serve hot.

             

Brocoli-Carrot Soup

Ingredients:
Brocoli               - 500gms
Carrot                -1 carrot
Onion                  -1(big) sliced
Vegetable broth    - 4 cups
Milk                      -1/2 cup
Butter                    - 3tbsp
Salt as required
Pepper powder as required

Method:
Melt butter in a heavy bottom vessel.Add sliced onion pieces and saute it for a few minutes.Add brocolli and chopped carrot pieces and saute again for few more minutes,.Then add 2 cups of vegetable broth and bring it to boil.Switch off the gas and allow it to cool.Blend it to a puree .Now again boil the puree together with 2 more cups of vegetable broth and salt.Add 1/2 cup of  milk also to this before boiling.Serve hot with croutons and pepper powder.

Tomato Soup

Ingredients:
Tomato                          -4
Ginger and garlic paste   - a little
Green Chilli                    - 1
Pepper powder              - 1 tsp
Springonion chopped      - 2 tbsp
Cellery chopped             - 2 tbsp
Tomato ketchup             - 1/2 tbsp
Corn flour                      -  4 tbsp
Salt                                - 1 1/2 tsp
Sugar                             - 1/2 tsp
Butter                             - 1 tbsp
Fresh cream and croutons (optional)   

Method:
.Steam the four tomatoes .Allow it to cool and peel off the skin.Blend it in a blender to a puree.
.Heat a thick bottom vessel with butter.When butter melts,add chopped celery,chopped spring onion,ginger paste , garlic paste and green chilli.Saute it for some time.Add the tomato puree to this along with 5 cups of water.Allow it to boil.When it boils add tomato ketchup,salt  and pepper powder.
.Mix cornflour to 1/4 cup water and add this to the boiling tomato soup.When it starts to thicken,remove from fire
.Serve  hot with fresh cream and croutons.

Chicken vegetable soup

Ingredients:

    Chicken              -1 cup (boneless piece boiled and shredded)

    Spring onion       -1 (chopped finely)

    Celery                -1 stalk (chopped finely)

    Tomato sauce    -1tsp

    Greenchilli sauce -3/4 tsp

    Butter                -1tsp

    Corn (loose)      -1/2 cup

    Carrot               -1/ 2cup (chopped)

    Cabbage           -1/2 cup

    Mushroom        -1/4 cup

    Cornflour          -1 tbsp 

    Pepper powder -1/2 tsp

    Chicken broth   -1cup

    Water               -5 glasses

    * Add salt as required

Procedure:

Heat butter in a pan.Saute ginger,garlic,pepper powder and salt for 30 seconds.Add celery,cabbage,spring onion,corn,mushroom,cooked chicken and saute for 1 minute.Add some chilli sauce and tomato sauce.Then  add  4 glasses of water.Dissolve corn flour in the 5th cup of water  and slowly add to the pan.Allow it to boil.Serve hot .