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Sunday, August 29, 2010

COOL CUCUMBER MINT SOUP


Ingredients:
Cucumbers - 2
Mint leaves - 1/2 cup
Oil - 1 tsp
Onion(chopped) - 1 small
Green chilli - 1-2
Ginger(chopped) - 1/2 tsp
Veg. Broth (or water) - 3 cups
Hung Yogurt - 1/2 cup
Salt - to taste
Roasted Cumin Powder - 1/2 tsp
Black Pepper Powder - to taste

Method:
Wash,peel, deseed & chop the Cucumbers.
In a pan, heat oil.add onions,green chilli, ginger and saute for a couple of minutes.
Transfer them into another dish to allow them to cool down faster.
In a blender, add in the cooled onions, greenchilli, cucumber, mint leaves and some broth.
Puree it till smooth. Add in the balance of the broth and hung yogurt and blend again.
Season with salt, black pepper and cumin Powder and mix again.
Chill for an hour in the refrigerator and serve chilled.

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