Healthy and tasty soups are loved by both, the young and the old in the family. Indian cuisine has a wide range of soups which are called as shorbas, rasams etc. and are always added to the main course meal. Sometimes a plain peppery and tangy rasam or a chicken or a mutton soup or a plain lentil soup with vegetables in it, can be a satisfying full meal or a starter. In today’s article we talk about Healthy Soup Recipes for Weight Loss.
When you are sick, a bowl of plain hot soup can bring a lot of satisfaction to your soul and body.
Today, we will try to see two easy, healthy and tasty soup recipes from different parts of India:
Healthy Soup Recipes for Weight Loss
1. Chicken Rasam
Chicken Rasam is tangy, spicy and delicious. It is very effective in the rainy season when you are suffering from cold.
Ingredients:
- About 4 to 5 pieces of chicken with bones.
- 1 tomato.
- 2 red chillies.
- 1tsp turmeric powder.
- 2tbsp black pepper.
- 1tbsp cumin seeds.
- 1tbsp coriander seeds.
- 1tbsp fennel seeds.
- 4-5 garlic pods.
- 1 small pulp of tamarind mixed in water.
- 3 tbsp of oil.
- 10-12 curry leaves.
- Salt to taste.
- Coriander leaves for garnishing.
Method:
- Wash the chicken pieces properly.
- In a pan, heat 1tsbp of oil and roast the red chillies, pepper, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, coriander seeds and garlic.
- Cool it and grind it into a coarse powder.
- Take your pressure cooker. Heat 2tbsp of oil and add tomato and curry leaves to it. Add the chicken pieces and sauté well.
- Add the ground masala powder, turmeric powder and salt.
- Add tamarind juice and also 5 cups of water and stir well.
- Now pressure cook it for 2-3 whistles and then keep it on low heat for another 5 minutes.
- Garnish it with coriander leaves and your Chicken rasam is ready to be relished.
2. Thupka (Noodle soup from Tibet)
This is a noodle soup which originates from Tibet and is very popular in the north eastern states. This is mostly meat based but you can add a lot of fresh vegetables to make it even more healthy and tasty.
Ingredients:
- ½ kg chicken breast chopped in small pieces or chicken drumsticks.
- 150gms of noodles.
- 1ltr chicken broth
- 3tbsp of chopped garlic.
- 2tbsp of ginger paste
- 2 tomato thinly sliced.
- 1onion thinly sliced.
- Vegetables of your choice (carrots, french beans, broccoli etc.)
- 1tbsp cumin powder
- 1tbsp schezwan pepper or black pepper
- 1tbsp of chilli sauce
- 1tbsp of soya sauce
- 2tbsp of oil
- Salt to taste
- Garnish with chopped coriander or spring onions.
Method:
- In a pan boil water and cook the noodles. Drain the water and then run them under cold water. Add 1tsp of oil so the noodles don’t stick to each other.
- In a pan, heat oil and chicken pieces and sauté it till it cooks for some time, for around 7 minutes.
- Add onion, garlic and ginger and sauté it.
- Add tomatoes, cumin powder, salt, pepper and cook it for around 5 more minutes.
- Add chilli sauce and soya sauce.
- Add all the vegetables and the chicken broth or plain water.
- When the vegetables are cooked, add the noodles to the broth. Cook it for 5 more minutes.
- Remove and serve it hot with garnishing of coriander or spring onions.
Some of the good benefits of soups are:
- It is a comfort food.
- It is perfect way to start your meal.
- Soups are a very effective remedy for cold and cough.
- Soups can be full meals and can help you lose weight.
- You can add vegetables, chicken and other spices to make it a wholesome nutritious meal.
- We would highly recommend you to try the above easy, healthy and tasty soup
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