Sweet corn soup || Sweet corn veggie soup

Sweet corn soup || Sweet corn vegetable soup with step by step pics and tips.  This sweet corn soup is very delicious, comfort and soothing to have anytime. I made this soup healthy by adding veggies along with sweet corn kernels. We can use vegetables of your choice, today I used carrot, beans, spring onions greens & sweet corn kernels to prepare this soup carrot soup and spring onion, carrot badam soup are my all time favorite soups. 

Event : Shhhhh Secretly cooking challenge

Taking this soulful and healthy sweet corn soup to "Shhhhh Secretly cooking challenge" fb group started by Priya, and taken further till date by Mayuri di, I bookmarked her tomato carrot soup to try soon. Do check her space for wonderful recipes. We completed recipes from all states from A to Z, so now admin team and members decided a new interesting way for monthly theme that is - one group member in alphabetical order will suggest theme. Later admin team will pair interested members, then we share 2 secret ingredients among us and prepare recipe using it and all other members will guess it.

                              

          This month theme "HotPot" was suggested by "Priyer Iyer" who blogs at " thephotowali". She is very talented chef, I love all her recipes and photography a lot. I bookmarked her Indian style burger, Gujarati bhakri pizza to try soon. Do check her space for more healthy, traditional and many innovative recipes from many regions. My partner for this theme is "Swaty Malik" who blogs at "foodtrails25". Do check her space for wonderful recipes, surely you will love it. Swaty gave butter and garlic as secret ingredients in return i gave cinnamon and green apple as secret ingredients. I bookmarked Swaty's  star bread, chocolate mascarpone mousse soon. 

                                      Sweet Corn Soup

cook Time : 20 minutes

Serves : 2 people

Category : Soup

Recipe Cuisine: Indian 

Main ingredients : Sweet Corn

Author : Aruna SarasChandra

Ingredients

Sweet corn kernels - 1 cup

carrot - 1

beans - 4

spring onion greens - 1/2 cup

butter - 1 tsp

ginger pieces - 1 tsp

garlic pieces - 1 tsp

green chilli - 1

salt - as per taste

pepper powder - 2 tsp

corn flour - 1/2 tsp

Instructions

1) Grind half cup of sweet corn kernels to fine paste.

2) Wash veggies, cut into small pieces and take into plate

3)  Add 1 tsp of butter in pan, to this add ginger and garlic pieces, fry till you get nice aroma and starts changing color.4

4) Then add all the veggies and half portions of spring onion greens till veggies becomes smooth.

5) Later add sweet corn paste and 1 liter of water and mix everything well.(adjust water accordingly )

6) Add required amount of salt and pepper powder to the above and boil it on low to medium flames.

7) Take 1/2 tsp of corn flour in a cup, add 1/2 cup of water and mix it well.

8) Add corn flour slurry into soup and mix everything well and  boil soup for few minutes. 

That's it our sweet corn veggie soup is ready to serve, garnish it with remaining spring onion greens and serve hot :)

Tips

** Adding veggies make this soup healthy.

** Adding corn flour gives good texture to soup.

** Adjust water as per veggies and sweet corn you used.

** You can also add 1/2 tsp of green chilli sauce in soup.

Hope you liked Sweet corn soup, also check other soup and starter recipes by just clicking the link below pic..

                                   

                                  carrot soup

       
                                spring onion carrot badam soup

                          Homemade butter

             

                             pomegranate raita

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Nalla Karam Podi || Andhra Style Nalla Karam Podi || nalla karam podi for idli, dosa and rice

 Nalla Karam  podi || Andhra Nalla Karam is Andhra's popular podi variety. It is very tasty podi which is spicy, aromatic and nutty.  Andhra is famous for spice powders popularly called as "podi" and "pickles". We Andhra people prepare many podi recipes which taste different at each home. We can have these podi's as side dish for breakfasts like idli, dosa, adai, upma, and these also taste yummy with rice. I just love to have these podi with hot steam rice and ghee. Today's podi nalla karam is prepared using coriander seeds and red chilies as main ingredient. It is very easy to prepare this podi in less time, so do not miss trying this podi.

Do check other South Indian podi recipes by just clicking below links

*Velluli kobbari karam / dry coconut garlic powder

* kakarakaya podi / bittergourd chutney powder 

*  Milagai Podi / Idli Dosa podi

* Peanut / ground nut powder

* Curry leaf powder

* Andhra kobbari karam podi

* Vangi bath podi(video link)

* rasam powder

Foodie Monday Blog Hop

Taking this spicy and tasty Nalla karam to FoodieMondayBloghop fb groups #278SpiceMixSecrets. By this time you are all aware that I am part of this lovely group where we bloggers share recipe for theme suggested by a person in alphabetical order every week. This week theme was suggested by me, waiting for different podi recipes from my blogger friends. 

                                              

                               Nalla Karam Podi 

Preparation time - 5 minutes

Cook Time - 15

Serves : approximately 250 grams of podi 

Category : Podi 

Recipe Cuisine: South Indian 

Main ingredients : coriander seeds and garlic

Author : Aruna SarasChandra

Ingredients

Coriander seeds - 1 cup

black urad dal - 3 tsp

chana dal - 1.5 tsp

cumin seeds - 2 tsp

red chillies - 10 (adjust **check tips)

curry leaves - 1/2 cup

garlic - 7

tamarind - small lemon size

salt - as per taste

oil - 2 tsp

Instructions

1) Dry fry coriander seeds in wide pan on low to medium flames till it changes color and you get nice aroma. Later take it into plate.

2) Now add 1/2 tsp of oil and fry black urad dal till you get nice aroma and take it into plate.

3) In the same pan fry chana dal till it changes color and take it into place

4) Now fry cumin seeds till you get nice aroma and take it into same plate.

5) Now add remaining oil and fry red chilli till it changes color and take into plate.

6) In the same pan add curry leaves fry till it becomes crisp and take it into another plate. You can also use dried curry leaves instead of curry leaves.

7) At last fry garlic in the same pan for few minute and take into curry leaves plate. You can use garlic without frying, in order to keep this podi fresh for long time we fry it. (** check tips)

8) Let all the above fried ingredients cool for room temperature.

9) Now take all fried ingredients other than curry leaves and garlic into mixer jar.

10) To this add tamarind and required amount of salt and grind coarsely. 

11) Now add fried curry leaves and garlic grind it coarsely.

That's is our "Nalla Karam podi" is ready.

 Spread this podi it into plate and let it cool for sometime. Later store it into dry air tight container, it will stay fresh for more than 2 months.

Tips

** Fry all the ingredients on low to medium flames carefully, do not burn it.

** If black urad not available then use normal urad dal, using black urad dal gives good taste to podi.

** Use red chilli according to your taste. Guntur red chillies are very spice in taste, add accordingly.

** You can use half Guntur red chilli and half Kashmiri/ byadigi variety red chilli as per your availability.

** You can also add 1/8 tsp of methi/ fenugreek seeds to get nice aroma to podi.

** You can use sun dried/ dried curry leaves. 

** Grind nalla karam coarsely, do not grind it too smooth.

** If you do not eat garlic, then skip adding it. Instead of garlic add asafoetida.

** Do not add red chilli all at once while grinding this podi. 

Also check other podi recipes by just clicking the link below pic..

                           

                           Velluli kobbari karam / dry coconut garlic powder

                        
                 kakarakaya podi / bittergourd chutney powder

                                       

                                     Vangibath podi (video link)

                         
                                    Milagai Podi / Idli Dosa podi

rasam powder

       Peanut / ground nut powder

              Curry leaf powder

                   Andhra kobbari karam podi

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Podi, pickle, chutney, papad collection

                podi's,chutney's, pickle's, papad's from my blog

Hi friends,

In this post I am sharing different podi/spice mix, chutney, pickle, papad recipe collection from channel. 

                               

          Velluli kobbari karam / dry coconut garlic powder

                        
                 kakarakaya podi / bittergourd chutney powder

                                       

                                     Vangibath podi (video link)

                         
                                    Milagai Podi / Idli Dosa podi

rasam powder

       Peanut / ground nut powder

              Curry leaf powder

                   Andhra kobbari karam podi

                                     
                              

Tomato bath || Karnataka style tomato pulao

Karnataka Style Tomato bath is one pot rice item which is very easy, tasty and filling. Today I am sharing Karnataka's popular tomato bath, we can call it as tomato rice or tomato bath or tomato pulao. I prepare this in 2 ways with and without adding masala's. Today I am sharing one of my favorite way, which is very aromatic with grounded masalas added in it. We can have this rice item as it is or with any raita like pomegranate raita(video). This tomato bath recipe saves many of  us when we have nothing to prepare at home and when you are in hurry or when you are back from journey's.

Also check out some rice varieties from my YouTube and from my blog. 

YouTube Video links :

** Karnataka style puliyogare

** Karnataka Style brinjal rice / vangibath / vankaya annam

** Kabuli chana pulao

** Coconut Rice

** Jeera Rice

** Mango Rice

Blog links :

** Pudina Rice

** Pepper Rice

**Vegetable fried rice

** Coconut Rice

** Masala khichidi

** Carrot rice

** Gongura pulihora

**Amla Rice / usirikaya pulihora

**Restaurant Style curd rice

**Karivepakku podi annam

** Pongal

Foodie Monday Blog Hop

Taking this  Ribbon Murukku recipe to FoodieMondayBloghop fb groups #277OnePotWonder. By this time you are all aware that I am part of this lovely group where we bloggers share recipe for theme suggested by a person in alphabetical order every week. This week theme was suggested by Archana, who blogs at "Themadscientist'skitchen", i like her write up a lot. Loved her samosa chaat,alle belle/goan coconut and palm jaggery pancakes and her latest vegan jambalaya recipe recipes to try soon

                               

  Karnataka Style - Tomato Bath

Preparation time - 20 minutes

cook time : 10 min

Serves : 2 

Category : Rice Item / Regional 

Recipe Cuisine: South Indian

Main ingredients : Tomato, rice

Author : Aruna SarasChandra

Ingredients 

Rice - 1 cup

oil - 1 tsp

ghee - 1 tsp

mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

cumin seeds - 1 tsp

curry leaves - 1 sprig

green chilli - 1

onion - 1

ripened tomatoes - 3 

red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp(adjust)

green peas - 1/4 cup(optional)

coriander leaves - 1 tsp

garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp

To grind 

coriander seeds - 1 tsp

fresh coconut - 1/2 cup

clove - 1

cinnamon stick - 1 inch

ginger - 1 tsp

garlic - 2 pods

red chillies -2

pudina - few strands (I did not added, as it is not available right now)

Instructions

1) Wash 1 cup of rice under water and soak it for 15 to 20 min.

2) In a small  mixer grind add all the ingredients mentioned "To grind" add some water and grind to fine paste. 

3)Now in a wide pressure cooker add 1 tsp of oil, 1 tsp of ghee when it heat then add mustard seeds. when it starts crackling add cumin seeds, later add curry leaves and fry well.

4) Then add green chillies fry well, later add finely chopped onions, salt and fry well.

5) When onions starts changing color then add fresh peas then fry it for few minutes. 

6) Now add finely chopped tomatoes cook it well on low to medium flames till it becomes mushy.

7) Now add red chilli powder, garam masala powder, adjust salt if need mix everything well.

8) Now add prepared masala paste and mix well.

9.a)If you are using normal rice -  add 2 glasses of water for 1 glass rice.  

9.b) If you are using basmati rice - add 1&1/2 glass of water for 1 glass basmati rice. 

Add water depending on the rice you are using.  boil the above  till you get bubbles on water.

10) Add soaked rice and finely chopped coriander leaves to the above mix. 

11.a) Cook rice for few seconds then close the pressure cooker and pressure cook it 3 whistles.

11.b) If you are using basmati rice pressure cook it for 1 whistle and reduced flames to low for a minute then switch off the flames. 

12) Let the pressure comes down naturally and then open the lid. mix everything well for once without breaking rice.

That's it our Karnataka Style tomato bath recipe is ready. Served it some raita and enjoy with your friends and family.

Tips:

** You can prepare this using sona masoori rice or using basmati rice, add water accordingly.

**Adding peas is optional, if available add it surely to get good taste.

Also check other related rice items by just clicking the link below pic..

                               

                                             Pepper Rice / miriyala annam

coconut rice

                                     

                                                               Mango Rice

                                           

                                                             gongura pulihora

                             

                                        Pudina rice

                                              Green Peas Pulao

             Amla Rice/ Usirikaya Pulihora

  

Curry leaves powder rice

Restaurant style curd rice

Pongal

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White Sauce Pasta || White pasta shell Pasta || creamy white sauce pasta

White Sauce Shell Pasta || White Sauce pasta - it is very creamy, cheesy, aromatic and melt in mouth pasta recipe which is loaded with veggies. Sauce that is filled in shell pasta just burst in our mouth, you just cannot stop eating it. Many people think that preparing restaurant style Mexican recipes, Chinese recipes and other food recipes are very difficult to prepare at home. So they skip preparing at home and just order from outside. Trust me it is very very easy to prepare those restaurant style recipes at home. Coming to our recipe, pasta is one of favorite food to kids,  yes I am coming to your point not only kids everyone love's it 😍😍. This is the best way to make your kids to have veggies, as we can add veggies like carrot, capsicum, sweet corn, mushrooms, broccoli. This is perfect as starter in kids parties, they will just love and love to have it 💓. Do not blame that this pasta contains butter and loaded with cheese 😬, I personally feel it's okay to have all these on cheat days. Eat well in correct portions and do workouts💪, and let your kids enjoy all the taste. The main point is always use good quality pasta, today I used durum wheat semolina pasta and did not used any maida to prepare sauce. So do not worry just enjoy this creamy and cheesy pasta with your friends and family.  

Do check out few related recipes from my blog and youtube 

 Mexican nachos with cheese dip, 

Indo Chinese Crispy chilli honey potatoes(youtube link), 

Red sauce pasta ( youtube link )

Chinese Style - Veg fried rice

Pan fried mediterranean veggies ...

Foodie Monday Blog Hop

Taking this creamy and delicious white sauce pasta to FoodieMondayBloghop fb groups #276Kid'sTreat theme. By this time you are all aware that I am part of this lovely group where we bloggers share recipe for theme suggested by a person in alphabetical order every week. This week theme is suggested by one of favorite bloggers "Swaty Mailk" who blogs at "FoodTrails25". Check out her space for delectable and innovative recipes. You can learn many UP's regional recipes and also many fusion, baking recipes from different regions. Her photography and way of presentation inspires me a lot. Bookmarked her sev puri, Palak panner fried rice, Ragi chocolate cookies recipes to try soon..

                                     

                                                     White Sauce Pasta 

Preparation time - 15 minutes

Cook Time - 20 minutes

Serves : 2 persons

Course : main

Recipe Cuisine: Italian

Main ingredients : shell pasta 

Author : Aruna SarasChandra

Ingredients

To cook pasta

shell pasta - 1 cup( I used durum wheat semolina pasta)

oil - 1 tsp

salt - 1 tsp

water - 4 cups(adjust)

To saute veggies 

You can use veggies of your choice which I mentioned early, here I am using 

onion - 1

capsicum - 1/2

carrot -1 small or 1/2 large

sweet corn - 1/4 cup

finely chopped garlic - 2 tsp

olive oil - 1 to 2 tsp ( you can use normal vegetable oil)

pepper powder - 1/2 tsp

To prepare white sauce

butter - 3 tsp

whole wheat flour - 3 tsp

milk -2 cups(adjust)

pepper powder - 1 tsp

red chilli flakes - 1 tsp

mixed herb - 1&1/2 tsp

grated cheese - 1/2 cup (adjust according to ur taste)

salt as per taste

Instructions(will share step by step pics soon)

1) Boil 4 cups of water by adding 1 tsp of oil and 1 tsp of salt.

2)When water starts boiling add shell pasta(you can use any shape pasta) and mix everything well.

3) When pasta cooks 90% switch off flames and drain water completely and keep it aside. Do not throw pasta boiled water, we can use it in preparing sauce.

4) Now saute veggies, for this add 1 tsp of olive oil in a pan(you can use vegetable oil too) add finely chopped garlic and fry well till it starts changes color.

5) Now add all the veggies, 1/2 tsp of salt and mix it well. Add 1/2 tsp of pepper powder and fry it well, do not over cook veggies. Just fry till its raw smell goes away, you can skip adding pepper powder here. Veggies absorb that strong aroma of pepper if you add it while frying veggies. 

6) Keep fried veggies aside and prepare white sauce. For this add 3 tsp of butter when it melts add 3 tsp of whole wheat flour(you can use maida instead of wheat flour) and mix everything well till it starts changing color.

7) Now add milk little by little and mix well till you get thick sauce. Make sure that there is no lumps in sauce, If sauce is too thick use pasta cooked water. 

8) Now add grated cheese and mix everything well, our white sauce is ready now.

9) Now add salt, red chilli flakes, mixed herbs, pepper powder and mix everything well. 

10) Now add fried veggies and boiled shell pasta in sauce and mix everything well. Cook it on low flames for 3 to 4 min 

11) If you feel sauce is very thick you can add some more pasta boiled water. 

12) That's it our pasta is ready to serve.

How to serve white sauce pasta?

Spread one layer of prepared white sauce pasta on plate now add grated cheese then again spread remaining hot white sauce pasta. Sprinkle some red chilli flakes,  pepper powder and some mixed herbs. That's it our White pasta is ready to serve, serve it hot and enjoy with your friends and family.

Tips 

** Use good brand wheat pasta, to make it more healthy.

** Instead of olive oil you can use normal vegetable oil.

** Use equal portions of  butter and whole wheat flour..

** If your okay with maida you can replace whole wheat flour with maida.

** Do not overcook pasta, boil 90% . After boiling 5 min check pasta by cutting if you see white color then switch off the flames.

** As I used wheat flour we did not get white color to sauce.

Hope you enjoyed this "White sauce pasta" recipe. Also check some related and new recipes from my blog & YouTube channel by just clicking the link below pic..

                                       

                                                 Ribbon murukku (youtube link)

                                 

                               Crispy Chilli honey potato

                                   

                                                           Potato lollipops

                               

                                Flax seeds laddu

                                          
                                    corn cheese balls

                        
                                  Baby corn manchurian

                              Baby corn fritters

          Dry cabbage manchurian

                          Paneer Tikka

           Rava / Semolina Pizza

          Veg chow mein noodles

 

Stuffed Mirchi bajji

                                     Paneer pinwheels

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