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 Soups are a perennial favorite - and in winters, they are practically must every evening.

I have mostly made them by instinct - with whatever is there in fridge - using Philips soup maker, or making chunky soups in a pan. But there are some recipes that I have used more often.


Mushroom-potato soup

Just toss in soup maker - 
  • 1 potato
  • 1/2 to 1 pack mushrooms (actually any number works, i have made a lovely soup with 3 mushrooms)
  • lots of garlic
  • a small onion
  • A tomato is optional. 
  • Also, always, a tbsp butter - I am not mentioning this in each recipe since this is mandatory in any case. Like salt.

One variation I have tried which came out really nice is add an apple and maybe turmeric, and take away garlic and tomato.  
Also, the following recipe is interesting:

https://www.food.com/recipe/potato-leek-mushroom-soup-360975


Spinach soup

  • Spinach
  • pumpkin
  • Raw haldi
  • onion, garlic, tomatoes


Pumpkin Soup

  • Pumpkin
  • red bell peppers - pre-roast in oven if you want it really fancy :) 
  • onion, garlic, raw turmeric, amla

Lots of optional ingredients:
  • 2-3 amla
  • tomatoes
  • beetroot (again, roasted is amazing, but either works)
  • carrots
  • ghiya/sweet potato/zucchini
  • turnips (in winters)
  • ginger (my favorite ingredient usually, but somehow i use it very little in soups)
  • green chillies
  • coriander or mint leaves to garnish
  • lemon juice, to add at the end
  • spices - pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg 

Daal soup

This is something I have started making recently. After going gluten-free as much as possible. This is a one-pot meal since it also contains protein in form of daal and coconut milk.
  • Masoor daal - 1/4 cup, soaked
  • onion
  • tomatoes
  • lauki
  • tulsi
  • flaxseed powder
  • coconut milk
  • curry leaves
Flaxseed powder and coconut milk to be added in last 1 minute. Curry leaves can be added in beginning, or at the end as a tempering.

Some recipes to try out:
I rarely use fixed recipes to make soups, but have saved these links over the years. Never made them though :)
https://www.archanaskitchen.com/broccoli-almond-soup-recipe
https://www.themediterraneandish.com/vegan-lentil-soup-recipe/

Ragi Soup

@Jan 13, 2026
Planning to make this today. 
Update: Made it and it was good though needed some spicing up. Also, came out thinner than I expected, so will reduce water next time.
  • 1 tsp oil
  • Ginger, garlic (finely chopped)
  • chopped veggies (capsicum, corn, beans, carrot, onion, peas, cabbage)
  • 1/2 cup ragi flour - mix in 1 cup water
  • 4 cups water
  • Salt & pepper
  • Lemon juice, spring onions
Saute the veggies lightly and add 4 cups of water. Add salt and pepper and boil for 3 minutes. Add Ragi slurry and stir for 2 minutes. Now, boil again for 3 minutes.
Add lemon juice and spring onions at the end.

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