Tangy Mushroom Clear Soup

Winters are here and hot soups are always relished. But for some reason not known to me I was scared of making soup.  And because of this I always ended up preparing packet soups.  This season I have thought of trying my hands on soup. This one is my first attempt and was pretty clear.  

My son liked it, so you can also try.

Ingredient

Fresh button mushrooms - 6 sliced

Spring onion – 1 chopped
Garlic – 2 cloves chopped
Vegetable stock cube – ½ cube (I use maggi veg stock)
Water – 3½  cups
Soya sauce – ½ tsp.
Black peppercorn – 8 to 10 crushed
Fresh coriander stalk – chopped (the part above the root)
Lemon juice – ½ tsp.
Vermicelli – ¼ cup semi cooked (optional)
Oil – ½ tsp.
Salt to taste
 

Method

1.     Boil the stock cube with the water.

2.     Heat oil in a wok
3.     Add spring onion and garlic and sauté over medium heat for a minute.
4.     Add the mushroom and continue to sauté for another minute.
5.     Add the boiled stalk
6.     Now add soya sauce, crushed peppercorn, coriander stalk and salt. Simmer a cook for 5 min.
7.     Mix in the vermicelli and cook for 1 more min
8.     Put off the heat and add the lemon juice.

9.  Serve hot in Individual soup bowls.

Ginger Bread Man Cookies

Christmas is near the corner, and the festive mood is back again. I start my baking season with ginger bread man cookies. This is an adaptation the site joy of baking.  It was sweet and spice. And I enjoyed decorating it.

Please try it and send your feedback.  

 

Ingredient

Maida/ all purpose floor – 3cups

Salt – ¼ tsp
Baking soda – ¾ tsp
Dry Ginger powder – 2 tsp
Cinnamon powder – 1tsp
Nutmeg powder – ¼ tsp
Clover powder – ¼ tsp
White butter – 100gm + 1tbsp (around ½ cup)
Granulated white sugar – 100gm (1/2 cup)
Tight packed brown sugar granulated – 160gm (2/3 cup)
Egg - 1

Method

1.   In a large bowl, swift together the flour, salt, baking soda and spices.
2.   In another bowl beat the butter and both the sugar with electric mixer until light & fluffy.
3.   Add egg and beat until well combined.
4.   Gradually add the flour mixture to form a dough.
5.   Take and ball size portion of the dough.
6.   Roll the dough to ¼ inch thick.
7.   Cut the cookies with the ginger bread man cutter.
8.   Line the baking sheet with butter paper and place the cookies.
9.   Pre heat the oven and place the rack in the center.
10. Place the baking sheet on the rack and bake for 15 min, depending on the size of the cookies.

Team Building and cooking

Last week I had gone for team building with my team to Udaipu. It was at beautiful Lake resort called Jaisamand Island Resort. It’s a beautiful location, on the island in Jai Samand lake, which was built by Maharana Jai Singh in 17th century. It was great fun with lots of team building activity and partying.

While the team was parting and clicking great pictures of the resort, the scenic beauty and the people. I got into the resort’s kitchen and tried to learn some authentic Rajasthan Cuisine and did some Food Photography.

Here’s what I learnt ; Gatte ke Sabzi, Dal Batti, Churma, Kair Sangari and Bajre ka khichra. I will start trying and posting recipes of all these once I am in my full strength. Till then it’s just the photographs.

Gatte ke Sabzi :

 

 Kair Sangari :

 

 

Bajre ka khichra :

 

Batti :

 

Churma :

 

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