I am still continuing the healthy diet/weight loss recipes series this week. Trying to discover new ways to cut those excess calories from a meal while still providing finger-licking nourishment has been challenging. This week I came up with a delicious soup with the goodness of carrots, sweet potato, tomatoes and cracked wheat. Blame it on the balmy weather of Bangalore but I am craving for loads of soup these days !
Read on for the recipe -
Preparation Time - 15 mins
Ingredients -
Preparation - Lightly roast the cracked wheat.
Peel and dice the carrot and sweet potato.
Cooking - Cook all the vegetables along with 1 cup water in a pressure cooker for 2-3 whistles. Keep aside till steam escapes.
Strain the vegetables and puree them. Use the vegetable stock to cook the cracked wheat in the same pressure cooker for 3 whistles. Keep aside for steam to escape
Pour the puree into the pressure cooker. Add 1/2 cup warm water, sugar/honey and salt. Bring to a boil and then let simmer for 2-3 mins.
Serve with a dash of coarsely ground pepper.
Read on for the recipe -
Preparation Time - 15 mins
Ingredients -
- 2 tbsp cracked wheat / daliya
- 1 small carrot
- 2 medium sized tomatoes
- 1 small sweet potato
- 1/2 tsp sugar or honey (optional)
- salt to taste
- a dash of pepper
Preparation - Lightly roast the cracked wheat.
Peel and dice the carrot and sweet potato.
Cooking - Cook all the vegetables along with 1 cup water in a pressure cooker for 2-3 whistles. Keep aside till steam escapes.
Strain the vegetables and puree them. Use the vegetable stock to cook the cracked wheat in the same pressure cooker for 3 whistles. Keep aside for steam to escape
Pour the puree into the pressure cooker. Add 1/2 cup warm water, sugar/honey and salt. Bring to a boil and then let simmer for 2-3 mins.
Serve with a dash of coarsely ground pepper.
delicious combination looks fabulous
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