Cauliflower Soup

Aisha · 1 Cauliflower Soup Sun Jul 08, 2012 9:09 pm

Aisha

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This Soup is Yummy enough for all occasions esp Ramadan and is so healthy. You can add things as you like but here is a simple recipe:

1 cauliflower head: chopped
1/4 onion: diced
1 Roman Tomato: diced
1/2 cup shredded carrots
1 tbsp chicken flavored bouillon(maggi cubes)
salt and pepper to taste
olive oil
water

saute onions, tomato and carrots in olive oil lightly coated. Add water and seasoning. You can add enough water to make it a soup. I added 4 cups. cook until all cauliflower is soft. You can add fish or chicken if you like.
Serve warm

EbonyRose · 2 Re: Cauliflower Soup Mon Jul 09, 2012 8:23 pm

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Salams Aisha, how are you my dear. It's been a long time.

This sounds yummy and so easy to fix and pretty quick. Im so looking for easy recipes for Ramadan, thanks

nazleen · 3 Re: Cauliflower Soup Thu Jul 12, 2012 6:56 am

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I 'll try it this week-end.
Look yammyyyy.

nazleen · 4 Re: Cauliflower Soup Thu Jul 12, 2012 7:21 am

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And here is another recipe on cauliflower. Hope you like it and give it a try.

Cauliflower Tomato Curry......

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Ingredients:
Cauliflower florets – 1 cup
Tomatoes – 4
Split pigeon peas or toor dal – 3/4 cup
Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Coriander seeds – 1 tbsp
Channa dal or Split Bengal gram – 1 tbsp
Urad dal or split white lentil – 1 tsp
Dry red chili – 4
Black pepper – 1/2 tsp
Shredded coconut – 1/4 cup
Oil – 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Whole tamarind – 1 tbsp
Cilantro for garnishing
Seasoning:
Oil – 1 tsp
Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
urad dal – 1 tsp
Curry leaves – few
Pinch of asafoetida

Method of Preparation:

Wash toor dal and cook along with turmeric powder in a pressure cooker or boil until cooked.
In a frying pan, add a tsp of oil and heat it.
Add
coriander seeds, channa dal, urad dal, dry red chilies, black pepper
and fry till the dal is golden brown. Finally add coconut and toss for a
few seconds and remove from heat and transfer it to a plate.
Let it cool and grind them to a coarse paste.
In a cup of warm water, add the whole tamarind and make juice. Filter it to get clear tamarind juice.
Heat tamarind juice in a sauce pan along with half a cup of water.
Cut tomatoes into big pieces and clean the cauliflower florets by adding it to hot water for 2 minutes.
Add the tomatoes and drained cauliflower to the boiling tamarind water and let it boil for 5 minutes.
Mix the ground paste and cooked dal together and add it to the saucepan and mix well.
Bring it to a boil and remove from heat. Kootu is ready.
Heat a tsp of oil in a seasoning pan and add mustard seeds.
Once they splutter, add urad dal, curry leaves, asafoetida and transfer it to the kootu when lentils become golden brown.
Garnish with chopped cilantro.

Aisha · 5 Re: Cauliflower Soup Fri Jul 13, 2012 11:22 pm

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Wow, oh my sister this sounds very filling and tasty. I put cilantro on everything Laughing

nazleen · 6 Re: Cauliflower Soup Mon Jul 16, 2012 8:06 am

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Different type of cauliflowers

*Cauliflower*	Most generally referred to as broccoli. This is the most popular and most commonly found broccoli. It consists of dark green clusters of buds, known as florets, which grow on branching arms that connect to a thick leafy stalk. It is also referred to as Calabrese.
*Purple Cauliflower*	This variety of cauliflower has a purple colored curd rather than white as on regular cauliflower. It cooks faster than white cauliflower and has a little milder taste. When cooked, its color changes from purple to green. Purple cauliflower can be substituted for white in most recipes.
Orange Cauliflower	An orange colored cauliflower that is a new variety that became available in some supermarkets and farmers' markets in the fall of 2003. It is very similar to regular white cauliflower in taste and appearance except it is bright orange in color. The first variety of orange cauliflower, which was smaller and not as flavorful, was discovered in Canada in 1970 but it took decades of crossbreeding to finally develop the variety that is now available. Because of its high content of beta-carotene, orange cauliflower's vitamin A content is approximately 25 times higher than white cauliflower. Its color and nutritional value are two characteristics that will make this a popular vegetable choice.
Broccoflower	A vegetable that is a cross between broccoli and cauliflower. Its appearance is the same as cauliflower except it is light, bright green in color. It has a slightly sweeter taste than regular cauliflower when eaten raw and when cooked, its taste is similar to broccoli. It can be prepared, cooked, and served in the same way you would regular cauliflower.