Soup

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Vegetable Soup

Ingredients:

• 1/2 Capsicum
• 2 to 3 French beans
• 30 gms Sweet peas
• 1 Small carrot
• 1 Cabbage
• 1 Floret of cauliflower
• 1 Onion
• 1/2 tsp Grated ginger and garlic
• 1/2 tsp Soya sauce
• 1/4 tsp Crushed red chilli
• 1Blob butter
• 2 tsp Cornflour
• 1/2 tsp Sugar
• 2 Cups water
• Salt to taste

How to make Vegetable Soup:

• Chop all the vegetables.
• Melt butter in a pan and add vegetables, ginger and garlic.
• Fry the vegetables for about 3 minutes.
• Pour water and boil.
• Mix the cornflour in half cup water and add it to the soup. Keep stirring constantly.
• Bring to boil again.
• Add sauce, chilli and sugar.
• Boil till the solution becomes thick and transparent.
• Mixed vegetable soup is ready.

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Crab Soup

Ingredients

1/2 kg crab meat, cooked and flaked, cartilage removed
1-1/2 cup chicken stock
2 cups water
2-1/2 cups tomatoes, chopped
3/4 cup chopped celery
3/4 cup onion (chopped fine)
1 cup corn kernels
1 cup peas
For Seasonings:
1 teaspoon seasoning (a dash paprika and celery)
1 bay leaf
1/4 tsp pepper
1 tsp lemon juice

Method

Put chicken stock, water, tomatoes, celery, onion, and seasonings in a vessel, and
bring to a boil.
Simmer for about 20-30 minutes.
Add corn and peas
Simmer 10 minutes more (or till the corn is cooked).
Add crab meat; simmer until heated through.
Remove bay leaf
Serve hot