Thursday, June 17, 2010

Color Mania #7: Cream of Cashew Almond Soup

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It makes me really feel so sophisticated to start a lunch with a soup and end it with a dessert. :) And that too when the soup is made with almonds and cashews along with milk, do I have to tell you that its richie rich?! ;)

This soup especially tastes great both as a hot soup as well as a cold soup

The white creamy look by itself is damn tempting isn't it? :)

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My little bugs bunny was starving on the showcase for years and now he is damn excited to see the soup ;)

color mania

Color Mania #7: White

Did you know?
  • White symbolizes purity, joy, and innocence.
  • White is the traditional color worn by brides in the western world, as well as in Japan.
  • White is a color of mourning in China and parts of Africa.
  • A white flag is universally recognized as a symbol of peace.
  • The ancient Greeks wore white to bed to ensure pleasant dreams.
  • More shades of white are available commercially than any other color.
  • Originally, scientists wore beige coats. In the late 19th century, medical professionals chose white ones. The color white was chosen because of the idea of hope and expectations for healing and recovery that the physicians would bring.
I have always loved the white pinafore with house colored belts that we used to wear to school on every Mondays. :) It gives a bright start for the week ahead. But then, I would never return back home white ;) "Kara Nalladhu" ;)

Cream of cashew almond soup

Ingredients:

Almonds - 20 nos
Cashews - 10 nos
Garlic - 2 pods
White Onion - 1
Milk - 1 cup
Corn flour - 2 tsp
White pepper - for taste
Salt - for taste

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Method:

Soak the almonds in a cup of hot water for 15 mins. When cool enough to handle, slip the nuts out of their skins.

Chop the onion roughly and cook it along with the garlic in microwave or stove top. Grind the cooked onions, garlic, almonds and cashews together adding little milk to it into a smooth paste.

Add 2 tsp of water to the corn flour and dilute it. Take the ground paste in a vessel and add salt, milk and some water to it and bring to boil. When it is boiling, simmer the stove and add the corn syrup stirring it continuously.

Cream of cashew almond soup is ready to serve. Serve it hot with some white pepper added to it :)

This quantity will suffice 4 people.

Happy making :)

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Written by: Nithya
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36 comments:

Shanthi Krishnakumar said...

Wonderful news about white and lovely photo with an elephant

Jeyashris Kitchen said...

absolutely richie rich. Perfect for this lovely weather.Beautiful clicks

Priya Suresh said...

Wat a delicious and rich soup, lipsmacking dish..

Nivedita Thadani said...

Lovely click, richest soup, not everyone can afford(weight watchers!! I mean!!)
But sure I can!!
Thanks for sharing the recipe. I never thought of this soup!!!

Unknown said...

What a rich soup...I luved ur bunny and elephant....nice clicks too!

Unknown said...

Simply superb and beautiful clicks...

Anuradha said...

Hoi! Inspiring recipe with interesting clicks... Love the bunny's expressions! You r proving to be a great cook!

GEETHA ACHAL said...

Such a tempting soup...Love the way u presented....

Vrinda said...

Creamy n healthy..nice shots..

Hamaree Rasoi said...

That looks very rich and thick soup. Every click is amazing !!! specially the one with bunny :-)

Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi

Life is beautiful !!! said...

Nithya, very beautiful pics. They were very soothing to my eyes. Your colour mania event is going on very well. Good :)

Suji said...

Richie rich NIts, you said it, creamy and looks delish!!Super shots da..

Love
Kairali sisters

Sailaja Damodaran said...

Love the creation.........yum

divya said...

That looks very rich and thick soup. Every click is amazing !!!

Anonymous said...

What a beautiful post! The pictures are beautiful and the recipe looks delicious :-)

Madhuri Krishna Bhat said...

First of all, stunning photographs... and yeah, not only soup can be treated as mini dessert as well.

Parita said...

Love that cute bunny..so adorable :D I totally agree with you the soup is so damn rich!!

Unknown said...

Nithya, love the bunny and your oh so rich and creamy soup's pics. I need to get some tips from you. Have you done a photography course or some lighting or what do you use different or special that your photos come soooooooooooo well. I would love to learn the tricks :)

I have bookmarked and definitely trying it out sometime !!!

Nitha said...

Rich and delicious soup.. And awesome clicks too..

Dhanya Ganesh said...

Looks yummy and awesome click yaar.

Srivalli said...

Beautiful Nithi..your bubby and elephant look so cute and of course the white rocks!..:)

PranisKitchen said...

looks heavenly yarr.. the color mania is really interesting today's color -the soup super..very rich and yummy one

RV @ Food for 7 Stages said...

Love your color mania series. It is so intriguing to see those lovely creations you bring on to the table. This soups looks so rich and yumm

Mangala Bhat said...

wow!Beautiful! Nice recipe too!

Aruna Manikandan said...

Nithya I am going to prepare this soup for my daughter and will let u know dear!!!!
Thx. for sharing :-)

Sreelekha Sumesh said...

soup looks rich and creamy.beautiful snaps.

Aruna Manikandan said...

Thx. for this soup dear...
On every sip my daughter said yummy thanks sweety.....
always I prepare vegetable soup and this was completely different so she enjoyed it a lot...
I also added a tsp. of oats to it...

Nithu Bala said...

Ohh..wow..very rich soup..your picture makes it all the more rich:-)

Nithi, Thanks for your wishes..thatz very nice of you..correct ta kandupidichiteengha:-)happy to hear you showed it to your parents..

Sanjana said...

Stunning, Nithya. Simple and stunning. I love this idea!

Suganya said...

That was one creamy soup recipe. Looks so good. Nice recipe and great pictures. YUM!

Srividhya Ravikumar said...

wow.. really lovely recipe.. do drop in at my site whenever.. foloowing you..

Rachana said...

What a delightful creamy n rich soup :-) Love the bunny in that pic :-)

Suma Rowjee said...

Rich and creamy soup.. you bet feels great to feed a meal staring with soup, ending with dessert:-))

தக்குடு said...

hello, antha second photola irukkum bommai maathrithaan naanum intha postai read panninen. cooking blog maathiriyee illai madam, yetho art galleryku ulla nulanja maathiri irukku! gr888 work.

Pavithra Elangovan said...

Mmmm I love this soup too.. Its very rich and tasty too. The bunny looks super cute and the elephant too...

Torviewtoronto said...

thank you for linking this creamy soup looks fabulous
love the explanation on white
white for snow it does bring a lovely joy when it is falling :)
I love the white school uniforms as well Nithya

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