Cream of Pumpkin soup

CREAM OF PUMPKIN SOUP

Preparation Time: 10 mins.
Cooking Time: 20 mins.
Serves 4

Ingredients:
Onion - 1 medium size
Garlic - 4 to 5 cloves
Ginger - 1/2 inch
Pumpkin - 1 and 1/2 wedge
cilantro - few sprigs
Butter - 2 tsp
Dry basil leaves - 1 tsp
Dry thyme leaves - 1/2 tsp
Freshly crushed black pepper to taste
Salt to taste
Water - 3 cups
Cream - 1/2 cup (optional)

Method:

1. Chop the onion lengthwise keep aside
2. Chop Garlic and ginger
3. Heat a wide pan and add butter
4. Add the ginger-garlic and sauté for a min
5. Now add onion and sauté until golden brown
6. Meanwhile, peel the skin of the pumpkin and chop into 1 inch size cubes
7. Once the onion is done, add the pumpkin and cilantro. Sauté for a min
8. Add salt and pepper. Close the lid and cook until the pumpkin is soft. Add little water if needed
9. Let's cool this down
10. Once cool grind into smooth paste
11. In a deep dish, add this paste. To this add 3 cups of water and mix well
12. Add basil leaves, thyme leaves and bring to boil
13. Turn the stove off
14. Add the cream if you need before serving

Mumbai masala sandwich

Mumbai masala sandwich

PREP TIME:30 MINS

 COOK TIME:20 MINS

 TOTAL TIME:50 MINS

INGREDIENTS:

For green mint chutney

§  1 cup tightly packed Mint leaves

§  ½ cup cilantro

§  1 to 2 green chillies

§  Black salt per taste

§  1 tsp Jeera powder

§  9 cashews

§  2 Tb sp lemon juice

§  ½ inch ginger

For potato masala filling

§  3 to 4 boiled and mashed potatoes

§  ½ Tb sp oil

§  ½ tsp mustard seeds

§  ½ tsp cumin/jeera seeds

§  ½ tsp turmeric powder

§  Salt to taste

§  A pinch of asafoetida

§  Chopped cilantro

Other ingredients

§  Bread slices

§  1 medium sized onion, sliced thin

§  1 medium tomato, sliced thin

§  1 medium beetroot, sliced thin

§  Butter

§  Shredded cheese (optional)

§  Chaat masala

§  Cumin/jeera powder

§  Black salt

PROCEDURE:

For preparing chutney

1.    Put all the ingredients in ‘For green mint chutney’ session in a blender

2.    Blend with no water or very little water

3.    Keep this aside

For preparing potato stuffing

1.    Rinse and boil potatoes

2.    When potatoes are warm, peel and mash them well

3.    Heat a shallow pan

4.    Add oil and let it become hot

5.    Add mustard and jeera and allow to  crackle

6.    Add asafetida and turmeric

7.    Add mashed potatoes and salt

8.    Mix well. Add the chopped cilantro and mix again

9.    Heat it and let it dry. Keep aside

Assembling and making the sandwich

1.    Slice onions, tomatoes and beetroots and keep ready

2.    Shred cheese and keep ready

3.    Apply a layer of butter

4.    Spread mint chutney on the bread

5.    Next layer with the potato filling

6.    Place some onion, tomato and beet

7.    Sprinkle salt, jeera powder and chaat masala

8.    Put some grated/shredded  cheese

9.    Cover with another piece of bread which has a layer of butter and chutney

10.You can roast golden brown in a toaster, grill or directly on griddle.

11.Serve with ketchup or mint chutney