Traditional Minestrone Soup

Ingredients:

1 can of whole tomatoes

1/2 can of kidney beans rinsed

1/2 can of  navy beans rinsed

1/2 zucchini

1/2 carrot

1/2 potato

1 stalk of celery

1/2 onion

5-6  spinach leaves

1/2 cup cooked macaroni

Olive oil

2-3 cups Water/Broth

For seasoning:

Salt per taste

Pepper per taste

Italian herb seasoning mix per taste

Method:

Chop all the veggies. Grind the whole tomatoes (save few whole tomatoes)

In a pan add all the  veggies except zucchini & spinach. Add 2 cups water or broth.

Cook it for 10-15 mins till veggies are half cooked.

Add Kidney beans, navy beans, olive oil, italian seasonings & tomato puree to the soup.

Crush the remaining tomatoes with your hand & add to the soup.

Let it simmer for 10-15 mins. Add zucchini & spinach.

Cook till all veggies are soft.

Add macaroni,salt & pepper. Check for seasonings. Simmer for 1-2 mins.

Serve hot with garlic bread.

P.S: You may have to add more water/broth as the soup cooks.

You can add or subtract veggies per your taste.

By Poonam.R

Bengal Gram( Kala Chanaa) Kebabs

I had some left-over boiled dark chickpeas (kaley chaney).. made kabab’s out of them, came out very well 🙂

 

Ingredients:

1 cup soaked, boiled kaley chaney

1 inch ginger

2-3 green chillies

1 medium size onion – finely chopped

Cilantro – finely chopped

salt to taste

red chilly powder to taste

chaat masala

fresh lemon slices

Method:

Take the boiled kaley chaney in the food processor, add the ginger and green chillies to it and make a paste

Take it out in a bowl, add chopped onion and cilantro, salt and red chilly powder. Mix well.

Make small balls of the mixture and flatten it into small rounds like tikkis

You can make them on a griddle or a grill

I used a griddle

Pre-heat the griddle to 350 F

Add some Olive oil on it. Put the kababs and cook well until brown on one side. Add some more Olive Oil and turn over the kababs. Let them cook well until light brown.

Serve them hot with green chutney or sauce. Sprinkle some chaat masala and squeeze some lemon juice. Enjoy !!

Also you can grill some onions to have with these kababs.

By Deepika Gupta