Wish you all a very happy new year. Hope you all have a healthy, peaceful and prosperous year.
I am not going to make any promises on this blog, because I was not able to keep any of them in 2011! On the bright side, Pappa had his medical checkup last week and his results were better- which was such a big relief for us. Thank you for your prayers.
As much as I love the snow, I am totally enjoying the not-so-cold winter this year. We had temperatures in 60s yesterday. We could walk in light jackets(there was a slight windchill). We welcomed the new year at a friend’s place, with a potluck. It was fun.
For last few weeks, I have been making a conscious effort to prepare and eat healthy dishes. My idlis/dosas now have brown rice in them, I use whole grain bread, almost no butter/ghee in the dishes, more soups and fruits. Everyday I make an effort to look for new healthy dishes.
Here is one soup that I have been making for a while. I make these kind of soups once a week for lunch.
Ingredients:
1 cup soaked chickpeas(garbanzo beans)
1/2 cup barley
2 cups vegetables – corn, zucchini, carrot, green beans, green peas, celery
1 cup tomatoes
2 tbl spns coriander leaves
1/2 tea spn cumin powder
1/2 tea spn chilli powder
1 tea spn chopped garlic
Salt
Method:
Mix all the ingredients, add 2 cups of water (or vegetable/chicken stock). Pressure cook them for about 4 whistles till everything is cooked through. Once cooked slightly mash the contents with a spoon (optional step). Serve hot.
Serves : 3-4
Preparation time : 30mins (if using pressure cooker)
PS: Most of the times I use rice cooker to make this. It comes out really well and you don’t have to keep an eye on it. Once done, I leave it on warm mode, so that we can enjoy warm soup whenever we want.
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Wish u and ur family a very happy new year. I am glad that ur dad is better now.
Oh yum… to a healthy new year with your pressure cooker!
L
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i am regular viewer of ur website..
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I wake up at 6 and sleep by 10!. Right now, do not have time for any hobbies. No, I don’t take any classes. I have too much on my hands with a job and a toddler!
very healthy ,delicious and totally fat free…..loved the simple flavours of this soup… great recipe..
wish you and your family a very happy, bright and prosperous New Year 2012.
Nice and simple recipe..
New year wishes!!
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Sounds lovely, you can’t beat a nice warm soup here in Wales in the cold winter!
Happy 2012 🙂
very healthy ,loved the simple flavours of this soup… great recipe.. wish you &your family very happy new year!
I think the recipe is not complete…..
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Mix all the ingredients, add 2 cups of water (or vegetable/chicken stock). Pressure cook them for about 4 whistles till everything is cooked through. Once cooked.
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What comes after once cooked????
Thanks Joyce. Updated
This recipe sounds so YUMMY! I am really craving this soup with weather we are having today!
Thanks for sharing this! it’s not something I would normally make, but I’m tempted to give it a try tonight. I’ll report back soon how I got on 🙂