Friday, 24 March 2017

Cod fish soup with vegetables and spices


  Cod fish soup with  vegetables and spices
Cod fish soup with vegetables and spices

I used cod fish for this soup. Cod is rich in omega-3 fatty acids. When we make soup with cod fish all the oil is retained in the soup. If we fry all the oil is lost.


                                        Recipe summary 
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                      Cod fish soup with vegetables and spices

Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 35 minutes

Serves: 2

1. Wash 250 grams of cod fish fish and slice into pieces.

2. Cut 75 grams cabbage, 80 grams carrot, 80 grams celery, 75 grams French beans, 100 grams tomato into bite size pieces. 
3. Extract juice from 40 grams tamarind soaked in warm water and keep aside.
Ingredients

4. In a large stock pot or a pan add 2 tbsp vegetable oil and heat it up. Reduce the heat to medium and add 150 grams onion, coarsely chopped and saute for 5 minutes.

5. Add 1 green chili, cut into small pieces,10 curry leaves,  chopped and fry for 2 minutes.

6. Add 3 cloves garlic, sliced and 20 grams ginger finely chopped and fry for 1 minute. 
Cod fish soup with
vegetables and spices

7. Add celery and fry for 1 minute.
8. Add tomato and fry for 1 minute.

9. Add carrots and stir once.
10. Add French beans and saute for 2 minutes.
11. Add cabbage  and stir once.

12. Then add ½ tsp fenugreek seeds, ½ tsp fennel seed  and saute for one minute.

13. Add 1 liter water, 1 vegetable stock cube, ½ tsp turmeric powder and cover the pan and simmer for 10 minutes. 

14. Add tamarind juice, 1 tsp salt and cook for 2 minutes.
Spices



15. Add the fish and continue to simmer for another 5 minutes. 




16. Add crushed 1 tsp black pepper corn and 
1 tsp cumin seeds followed by ½ cup coconut milk
 and cook for 3  minutes.

Taste for seasoning and adjust.

The Cod fish soup with vegetables and spices is ready.
                    Recipe follows in detail with pictures.



Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 35 minutes
Serves: 2

Ingredients
Main
250 grams cod fish filet
75 grams cabbage
80 grams carrot
80 grams celery
75 grams French beans
100 grams tomato


Spices
½ tsp turmeric powder
½ tsp fenugreek seed
½ tsp fennel seed
1 tsp black pepper corn
1 tsp cumin seeds


Others
150 grams onion, coarsely chopped
3 cloves garlic, sliced
20 grams ginger, finely chopped
1 green chili, cut into small pieces
10 curry leaves, chopped
40 grams tamarind, juice extracted
1 tsp salt
½ cup coconut milk
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 vegetable stock cube
1 liter water
Onion, garlic, ginger, green chili,10 curry leaves.
Onion, garlic, ginger, green chili,10 curry leaves.


Preparation
Wash the fish and slice into pieces.
Cut vegetables into bite size pieces. 
Squeeze the juice from tamarind soaking  in warm water and keep aside.

Method
In a large stock pot or a pan add the oil and heat it up. Reduce the heat to medium and add the onions and saute for 5 minutes.
Frying onion
Frying onion


Add green chili and curry leaves and fry for 2 minutes.
Adding green chili and curry leaves
Adding green chili and curry leaves 

Add garlic and ginger and fry for 1 minute. 
Adding ginger and garlic
Adding ginger and garlic

Add celery and fry for 1 minute.
Adding celery
Adding celery

Add tomato and fry for 1 minute.
Adding tomato
Adding tomato

Add carrots and stir once.
Adding carrots
Adding carrots

Add French beans and saute for 2 minutes.
Adding French beans
Adding French beans

Add cabbage  and stir once.
dding cabbage
Adding cabbage

Then add fennel seed and fenugreek seeds and saute for one minute.
Adding  fennel seed and fenugreek seeds
Adding  fennel seed and fenugreek seeds

Add water, stock cube, turmeric powder and cover the pan and simmer for 10 minutes. 
Add water, stock cube, turmeric powder
Adding  water, stock cube, turmeric powder

Soup is ready to boil
Soup is ready to boil

Add tamarind juice and salt and cook for 2 minutes.
Adding tamarind juice and salt
Adding tamarind juice and salt

Add the fish and continue to simmer for another 5 minutes. 
Add the fish
Add the fish

Add crushed pepper with cumin followed by coconut milk and cook for 3 minutes.
Adding crushed pepper and cumin
Adding crushed pepper and cumin

Adding coconut milk
Adding coconut milk

Taste for seasoning and adjust.
Final stage of the soup
Final stage of the soup

The soup is ready.It can be served with rice or bread. This is delicious and spicy. You can reduce pepper to make it milder.


Cod fish soup with vegetables and spices
Cod fish soup with vegetables and spices