MineStrone Soup

Ingredients:

Oil- 1 tbsp
Onion (sliced)- 1
Tomato (peeled and diced)- 3
Carrot (cut thin and long)- 1
Radish (cut thin and long)- 3 small
Spinach (chopped fine) - 1/4 cup
Coriander (chopped fine)- 1/4 cup
pasta - 1/4 cup
Garlic(crushed)- 1 tsp
Water or stock
salt and pepper

Preparation:

Heat oil in a pan
add garlic, onion and coriander
Stir for 10 minutes in low flame so that the onion does not change color
Add  carrots, radish spinach and water (or stock)
Add salt and pepper

Cover and simmer in low flame for 15 minutes
Add tomatoes and pasta

cook uncovered for 10 minutes till all vegetables and pasta is done

Serve with cheese or bread

Salads

French Onion Soup

Ingredients


Onion - 1
Oil- 1 tbsp
Tomato pasta sauce - 1 cup
Corn flour - 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
Boiling water - 2 cups
French Bread (cut in round pieces)/ Bread sticks -  10
Cheese (optional)

Preparation

Fry onion in a pan until they caramelize
Add corn flour to onion and stir
Mix tomato sauce, salt and boiling water in a separate bowl
Add the sauce mixture to the onion and corn flour

Cook for 10 minutes
Preheat broiler
In a baking dish arrange the bread pieces

Pour the soup over bread

Cook in broiler for 10 minutes or until the bread is crisp

Add cheese to garnish if needed

Cream Spinach soup

Ingredients:
Oil- 4 tsp
Onion(finely chopped)- 1 small
Milk- 2 cups
Corn flour- 4 tsp
Spinach (finely chopped)- 2 cups
Water- 1 cup
salt and pepper - to taste
Mace - 1/4 tsp

Preparation
Heat oil in a pan
Add onion and fry till done
Add corn flour and slowly mix milk stirring continuously

Stir till you get a thick solution

Add 1/2 cup water and stir
Add salt . pepper and mace
Add spinach and rest of water

Stir for 10 minutes.

Serve with bread and Salad.