Tasty and Easy Recipes

Ingredients:
500 gms Broccoli
1 medium sized Onion
4 cloves Garlic
2 inches Celery Stalk
4 cups Stock or water
1 Cup Low fat milk
Salt to taste
White pepper powder to taste

Method:
Cut broccoli into small florets and wash well. soak in salted water for ten to fifteen minutes and drain.
Peel and roughly chop onion and garlic. wash and chop celery stalk.
Boil or dry roast almonds on medium heat till almond skin changes its colour slightly. remove from heat, cool it and slice them into slivers.
Heat vegetable stock or water with chopped onion, garlic andcelery. bring to a boil.
Add broccoli florets and continue to cook without covering the pan. cook for five to seven minutes or till broccoli is tender.
Remove from fire, cool and puree it in a blender.
Add milk to pureed broccoli. mix well. bring to a boil again..
Add salt and white pepper powder to taste. stir in toasted almond slivers and serve hot.

Ingredients:
3 onions, diced
Oil
1 cup canned or fresh mushrooms, sliced
1/2 cup barley
2 carrots, diced
3/4 cup lima beans
14 cups water
Pepper
Garlic powder
1 tablespoon chicken soup powder

Method:
Brown mushrooms and onions in oil until transparent. Put in pot.
Put the rest of the ingredients in the pot. Bring to a boil. Lower flame and simmer for 3 hours.

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons butter (can replace with oill)
4 to 6 large yellow onions, thinly sliced
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
Dash of thyme
4 cups water
1/4 cup Tamari sauce (or more, to taste)

Method:
Cook onions in butter or oil over medium heat until they are starting to wilt.
Add mustard and thyme, stir and cover. Continue cooking over medium to low heat until the onions are soft and brown. This could take an hour or more, depending on how you like the onions.
Add water and Tamari, bring to a boil and then simmer for another 15 to 30 minutes. Taste and adjust seasonings (add salt and pepper to taste)