Black beans vegetable soup is nice starter recipe and can be prepared in short time. During cold weather it goes very well with warm garlic bread either for lunch or dinner.
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Toor Dal Rasam
Rasam is a very popular recipe in South India. There are variety of Rasam recipes used at different part of India. This recipe attempts to make one basic Rasam. Rasam is basically a thin soup flavored with Indian spices and tamarind. Adding homemade rasam powder gives a fresh aroma and taste. You can add store bought rasam powder as well which is easily available in Indian stores.
Lentil Soup
Lentil soup is a very healthy recipe for appetizer or even for light dinner. It’s made up of red lentil, however you can use any lentil to prepare this recipe. Lentil soup goes well with Focaccia Bread.
Sambar
Sambar is one of the main south Indian dish and goes well with Idli, Vada, Rice, and Dosa. This recipe is made of mixed vegetables, daal and spiced with samber masala. It’s very tasty and healthy. There are different kinds of Sambar made in different part of south India. This simple dish is easy to prepare.
Tomato Soup
Tomato soup is a starter dish. It is prepared using tomatoes and mix of some herbs and spices. The recipe is very easy to prepare and goes well either for lunch or dinner. Tastes best when served hot with croutons or garlic bread stick.
Italian Pasta Sauce
Pasta sauce is available in stores in variety of flavor and brand. However, making pasta sauce at home gives a fresh flavor and taste to your pasta dishes. Making it is a very simple process and you can store it after making for few servings, so you don’t have to make it every time. You can add your own flavors based on your taste.
Vegetable Stock
Vegetable stock although available in stores but using fresh home made gives great taste to your recipes. This is generally used in Soups, Lentil soups, Chinese dishes and any vegetable gravy entrees.