Monday, August 29, 2011

Lemon and coriander soup

Lemons are a great source vitamins and minerals. They are a must for daily use and storage. During the season or if you happen to have a tree in the kitchen garden, one can plan to make pickle out of them and it stays for months with out any problem. Fresh lime juice is a popular drink these days even with an array of colourful ariated drinks. Also health conscious/ weight conscious people believe in that glass of lemon and honey in the warm water first thing in the morning.
Coriander is also an important ingredient of indian cooking. When we go for shopping for vegetables, as a routine we pick up lemon,fresh and green coriander, green chillis and ginger. All are great appetizers. So this soup is definetly going to enhance our taste buds and also help in the digestion.

Ingredients:
1 carrot, 1 onion, 1 tbsp butter, 1 green chilli, 1 inch piece of ginger, ½ of lime, 2 spoons of chopped green coriander/hara dhania, 4 medium cups of water and salt to taste.

Preparation:
  1. Wash and grate the carrot, finely chop the onion, chilli, ginger and fresh coriander.
  2. Heat butter in a small pressure cooker, add chopped onion, chilli, ginger and salt.
  3. After frying a little add water and let it simmer till the carrot softens.
  4. Finally, add coriander and juice of half lime and put off the flame.


Serve hot on a rainy day or a cold winter night. 
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