No. I am not going to continue this series till Z. It is just a coincidence that my dish starts with B. After trying low fat Mysore pak(Besan Burfi) which turned out to be a disaster, I lost the mood to make sweets for diwali. Though it was low fat, I felt guilty having them cause it had 2 tbsp of ghee and loads of sugar(yeah I tried making mysore pak with 2 tbsp of ghee and no wonder it became a halwa!). To compensate for the intake of mysore pak, I walked, walked and walked 3 miles and ended up making Carrot bell pepper soup for dinner by following Laavanya's Carrot coriander soup recipe.I didn't have coriander leaves, so I substituted it with green bell pepper(1/4 cup). I also added little milk in the end to make it extra creamy. Otherwise I followed the same method. I am a soup fan and I liked this one very much!
Note: Adding more than 1/2 tsp of sambar powder will make the soup spicy.
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oh, i have to try this one. i've never had soup with carrots yet.
ReplyDeletei am laughing at your mysorepak story. don't get mad at me..it just reminded me of my friend's disaster with less ghee. hers was hard like a rock that her husband asked her if she was planning to build houses with them ;-)
that's funny Vibaas.. thank god mine was not hard.. and i am not altering the cake again by adding more ghee as I scared of butter/ghee.
ReplyDeleteI was going to try mysore pak..now am scared..
ReplyDeleteLovely soup...looks delicious..
Sowmya, if you are generous with the ghee and sugar, I think you can get good mysore paks..
ReplyDeletehey very nicelooking soup..I've never tried making soups will try this and let u know :) and don't you worry abt the mysore paks...u can try some other easy sweets as burfis.
ReplyDeleteAlso soups nu thaniya oru category potudu unoda blog la for easy search :)
ReplyDeleteI'm not really much of a soup fa, though I've had carrot soup. I love bell peppers, so I'm sure this would be good.
ReplyDeleteBtw, you just can't make mysorepak without lots of ghee. Anything else would probably be burfi or fudge.:)
Kanna, It is B for Bell pepper, C for Carrot soup.I know you are allergic to ghee and sugar.
ReplyDeleteAppa
good story of mysore pak, But ur soup sounds delish. I am planning to do mysore pak for this yr Diwali.who knows my story may be d hit of this yr.
ReplyDeleteHey Mahimaa so sad that your mysore pak did not work out...as Aparna above said for mysore pak you do need a fair amount of ghee to make it work...this soup looks delicious..liked the combination of bell pepper and carrots :)
ReplyDeletenice reading your mysore pak story :) lovely soup
ReplyDeletenice entry mahima,,.. lookd delicious...
ReplyDeleteI tell you.. this Diwali is killing me.. I made badam halwa, coconut burfi and 7 cups so far and these boxes of sweets lying around and me trying not to eat them is rather daunting. Can't wait to distribute them to friends so there won't be much to tempt me :)
ReplyDeleteThe carrot bell pepper soup looks so good. I must remember to try this combination next time.
That's nice idea of adding bell pepper ...I have tried her carrot soup too...yours looks yummy...next time I should add bellpepper
ReplyDeletefirst time to ur blog.........nice collection of yummy recipes.hv added u to my list
ReplyDeleteha ha mysore pak with 2 tbsp of ghee, gal u were lucky that the end product was halwa not a rock! Myso pak is just famous for the ghee :) May be without ghee, u can try making kathli or barfi!
ReplyDeleteLovely soup for ur diet after eating myso pak! (don't mistake me, just kiding)
Soup looks just delcious..I made one with red bell pepper..And the adai looks delicious too Mahimaa..
ReplyDeleteMahimaa, I have done Mysore Pak many times, instead of ghee/ butter - you could add low cal veg oil as low fat substitutes (again generous/ same amt you would have added ghee/butter.) it comes out very well
ReplyDeleteforgot to add this, the lighter oils (low fat - eg..mazola) don't smell/taste of oil in mysore pak and also you can use butter spray (0 fat - like PAM ), and add your original 2 tbsp butter/ghee jus before you are going to pour the mixture.
ReplyDeleteWow, Soup looks so yum !!
ReplyDeleteNeed to try this soup.. Never tried soups yet :)!!
refreshing soup. looks yummy.
ReplyDeleteMy mysore pak always gets the form of halwa. It's the most trickiest sweet to make in my opinion. :)
I enjoyed reading your post today! 2tbsp of ghee must have really make the mysore pak angry...
ReplyDeletewonderful mahima....
ReplyDeletei still havnt tried any kind of soups because we always feel so hot here....once it reaches peak maybe i should give it a try...
Lakshmi, seri i will make a label for soup. give me some time.
ReplyDeleteAdlak- all the best to you!
Aparna, i know that 2tbsp is not enuf, but i just wanted to give it a try. I added some milk to bind everything and hence it became a halwa.. i refrigerated it and rolled into small balls. they taste good :)
Thanks, Usha, deesha, srikar and Appa.
Laavanya- don't forget to send me a box.
Shama-thx for visiting my blog.
Priti, Divya, Archy - thanks for the comments.
cham- yeah, thank god it came out like halwa.. and i like the taste.. that's what matters..
Uma- i agree that mysore pak is the most difficult sweet to make.
Aish - thx for ur suggestions.
Anudivya - hehe yeah i made the mysore pak angry and it made me angry in turn.
Raaji - do make soups once the weather gets cold.
What a beautiful colour. I like the way you have combined bell pepper and carrots in a healthy soup!
ReplyDeleteThis looks wholesome and delicious. I havent tried carrot soup yet. And mysore paks will come and go so don't worry about it...I guess it is the occasion disasters that gets us better.
ReplyDeletetrust me ur story of kitchen dissator with mysore pak is much better than mine :)
ReplyDeleteand that soup looks divine. perfect for this time of the yr.
I liked your mysorepak story.. Sometimes disasters make us be good cooks next time! Your carrot bell pepper soup is the proof!! :)
ReplyDeleteLooks healthy and a perfect comfort food for this time of the year!
The soup looks really delicious, Mahimaa.
ReplyDeleteKanna,
ReplyDeleteYour Carrot Bell pepper Soup appears in 'The Hindu" news paper to-day,published by a Chef in a 5 Star hotel.
Appa
Mahi, your soup looks delicious. Thanks for the comments you left in my blog. You have a cute little surprise waiting for you in my blog.
ReplyDeleteWow,nowadays iam in search of healthy soup recipes..n thank u mahi..they look awesome...
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