National Homemade Soup Day: 5 tasty and healthy soup recipes to try at home

“If you want to know the easiest way to load your meal with vitamins and minerals, the answer to it would be nothing else than preparing delicious soups. Soup recipes can be prepared by using a variety of ingredients taking into account all our vital nutrients like carbohydrates, proteins, etc. On the other hand, soups have anti-inflammatory and anti-infective properties which makes them perfect for this season,” says Shruti Keluskar, Cloudnine Group of Hospitals, SB Road & Pimple Saudagar. Pune.

BEST HOMEMADE SOUP RECIPES

Keluskar shares a few recipes to try out on this National Homemade Soup Day:

1. A Broccoli Treat

Ingredients

200 g of broccoli

1 cup spinach

Half bowl of roasted watermelon seeds

1 cup of milk

1 small onion, diced

4-5 cloves of garlic, minced

1 tbsp oil

Pepper

Instructions

• In a saucepan, add oil. Once the oil heats, add garlic and onion.
• Sauté till it turns golden brown.
• Add broccoli and spinach, and simmer for the next 2 minutes
• To this add the roasted seeds and pour milk, cook for 5 minutes
• With the help of a hand blender, blend this mix till it achieves a creamy texture.
• Finish this recipe by adding some salt and pepper and serve warm.

2. Beetroot and Lentil

Ingredients

2 beetroots, diced

1 small bowl of red lentil

1 small onion, diced

2 cloves of garlic

2 cups of vegetable broth

¼ spoon cumin powder

¼ spoon coriander powder

¼ spoon turmeric

Coriander leaves

1 tbsp oil

Instructions

• Heat oil in a pot and add garlic and onion.
• Cook until they turn golden brown
• Add turmeric, cumin, and coriander powder.
• Later add red lentils, beetroot, and vegetable broth
• Cook for 15 minutes and serve warm garnished with coriander leaves.

3. Roasted Tomato Soup

Ingredients

2-3 tomatoes

1 small onion

1 small beetroot

2 cloves of garlic

5-6 cashew nuts

A pinch of black pepper

Roasted pumpkin seeds

1 tbsp olive oil

Instructions

• Roast all the veggies and nuts in a pan for 10 minutes
• Transfer these veggies and nuts to a blender
• Blend it for 3-4 minutes until it turns to thick puree
• In a pot, add 1 tbsp of oil and pour the pour.
• Add black pepper and coriander.
• Cook it for another 2 minutes
• Serve warm garnished with pumpkin seeds.

4. The Winter Soup

Ingredients

1 tbsp, garlic

1 tbsp, ginger

¼ cup carrot

¼ cup cabbage

¼ cup beans

2 cups water

Watermelon seeds powder

Salt and pepper to taste

1 tbsp oil

Instructions

• In a pan, once the oil heats up add garlic and ginger.
• Add carrot, cabbage, and beans and sauté it for 5 minutes
• Add water and let it cook for 10 minutes
• Add watermelon seeds powder
• Add salt and pepper.
• Serve hot

5. Sweet Potato Soup

Ingredients

1 sweet potato

50 g beans

50 g pumpkin

1 tbsp oil

250 ml chicken stock

Pepper

Instructions

• In a large saucepan, add oil and sauté chopped sweet potato, beans, and pumpkin.
• Let it cook for 5 minutes
• Pour chicken stock and bring a boil
• Cook for 5-7 minutes
• Transfer it to a processor and blend it to a puree.
• Add salt and pepper, serve hot.