Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Mixed Bean Soup

The Climate in chennai is Chill, with lots of Rain. For this chill climate, nothing other than soup on table makes you comfortable. As me and my son love to have soup, i find different soups from other blogs and create it at home. two days back i soaked lots of beans to prepare these mixed beans soup and then searched at many blogs and found the prepation is more similar to Indian Curry.

Mixed Bean Soup

Most of the recipe called for some broths, you can use vegetable broth or just go with plain water, like what i made. the other ingredients mentioned in the recipe are, Chilli Powder, Corriander powder, cumin powder and little curry masala powder. Now say, does'nt it sound like Indian Curry Ingredients?

Beans to Soak:
soak 1/4 cup of each beans overnight.

Kidney Beans / Rajma
Cowpeas / Kaaramani
Brown Chickepas
Chickpeas
Mochai / Hyacinth

Ingredients:

Onions - 2
Tomatoes - 2
Garlic - 3 cloves
Bay leaf - 1
Cinnamon Stick - 1 inch
Cloves - 2
Olive Oil - 1tbsp
Dried Parsley or Oregano - 1 tbsp
Water or Vegetable  Broth - 3 cup's

Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
Corriander Powder - 2tsp
Cumin Powder - 1/2 tsp
Curry Masala Powder - 1/4 tsp (optional)

Method:

In a Wide Pressure Cooker, heat a tbsp of oil, add cinnamon stck, cloves, bayleaf and saute them. next add finely chopped onions and fry them, on next, add finely chopped tomatoes , crushed garlic pieces and mix along with onions and fry them.

Add chilli powder, salt to taste, corriander powder, cumin powder and curry masala powder and mix well with the onion-tomato mix.

Next add overnight soaked beans to the onion-tomato-masala mix and give a mix. add 3 cups of water and mix well. close the pressure cooker with its lid and put on its whistle and let the cooker be on high flame till it whistles 4-5 times. switch off the flame and let the pressure releases and open the cooker.

Sprinkle some Dried Parsley or oregano and serve hot.

Foccacia with Mixed Bean Soup

I served the Soup with some Wheat Foccacia. It filled our tummy very much. With all the beans you get the necessay protein and energy. wheat gives the needed fibre content. It was a simple and hearty meal together.

19 comments:

  1. Yummy and filling soup! A bowl full of protien.. Weather is real cold here too.. Will love to have this soup!

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  2. A healthy and delicious looking bowl of soup. I too have one on my blog.

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  3. Sure a healthy and tasty meal altogether...Wheat focassia sounds very interesting

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  4. Perfect healthy soup for the weather. I prepare a similar soup too.

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  5. thats really a comforting soup for this cold weather.

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  6. Very very healthy and comforting for this weather..looks so delicious.

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  7. Sure this is such a wholesome meal in itself. The soup looks and sounds wonderful on one of those rainy and nippy days.And the wheat foccacia sounds so right with the hearty soup:)

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  8. Wat a comforting soup, very prefect for this chilled weather..

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  9. I enjoy soups a lot,looks so yummy and tempting.

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  10. definitely perfect for this weather :)

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  11. It must be tasty and delicious soup. Nice image, Thanks for sharing.

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  12. Delicious!! Perfect for a cold evening!!

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  13. What a fabulous dish. This looks hearty, spicy and delicious.I hope you are having a great day.

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  14. treat for this winter..nice click..

    Chanchal
    RecipeRaaga.com

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  15. hearty and delicious. Thanks for sharing.

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  16. Soup looks creamy and delicious, perfect for the mild winter of Chennai. Got to know (you are from chennai) from Valli's mail for the meeting. See you soon, take care.

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  17. Hi Lavanya, came here as Bharathy told that you are interested in Arusuvai but before writing this could not resist myself from taking a looooong tour of your blog...beautiful space you have here. love your recipes and delicious pictures....
    the dinner knots are marvellous and am gonna make this next...soup is hearty and perfect for what we crave in winter.
    now back to Arusuvai, could you please send me your email to ahomemakersdiary@yahoo.in.

    between now am a happy follower of your page.

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  18. Certainly this is never available in the Market. I must try it! Love both .... Soup & bean too

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