Hot N Sour Soup, Cheesy Potato Soup, Cheese Fingers And Creamy Vegetable Soup by Zarnak Sidhwa

Ingredients For Hot N Sour Soup:

• Chili sauce 2 tbsp
• Corn flour 1-1/2 tbsp
• Soya sauce 1 tbsp
• Vinegar 2 tbsp
• Capsicum chopped 2 tbsp
• Spring onions 2 tbsp
• Tomato sauce 2 tbsp
• Carrots chopped 2 tbsp
• Cabbage chopped 1/4 cup
  
• Tofu 3-4 tbsp
  
• Black pepper 1 tsp
  
• Sugar 1/2 tsp
  
• Salt to taste
  
• Water  4 cups

Method:

1. Mix 4 cups of water, chili sauce, soya sauce, tomato sauce, vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper powder and bring to boil.
2. Now add all the chopped vegetables except tofu.
3. Cook for a minute on a medium heat.
4. Dissolve corn starch in 1/2 cup water and add to the soup stirring constantly till it becomes thick.
5. Cook for a minute, add tofu slices.
6. Serve hot.

Ingredients For Cheesy Potato Soup:

• Butter 2 tbsp
  
• Onion chopped  1 cup
  
• Potatoes chopped 2 1/2 cups
  
• Chicken stock 3 cup
  
• Cream  1 cups
  
• Cheddar cheese 1 3/4 cup
  
• Dill 1/4 tsp
  
• Black pepper 1/4 tsp
• Salt  1/4 tsp
  
• Paprika  a pinch

Method:

1. Melt butter.
2. Cook onion in butter until softened.
3. Stir in potatoes and bring to a boil, then cover, reduce heat and simmer 15 to 20 minutes, until potatoes are tender.
4. Puree potato mixture in a blender return to pot over medium heat.
5. Stir in cream, cheese, dill, pepper, salt and paprika.
6. Bring to a low boil and cook, stirring, until thickened.

Ingredients For Cheese Fingers:

• Butter 2 tbsp
  
• Grated cheese 8 tbsp
  
• Mustard paste 1/2 tsp
  
• Salt to taste
  
• Black pepper to taste
  
• Bread slices 6
  
• Chili powder 1 tsp

Method:

1. Combine the butter, 2btsp of cheese, mustard paste, salt and pepper in a bowl and mix well until very soft.
2. Divide the mixture into 6 equal portions and keep aside.
3. Toast the bread slices in a toaster till they are crisp and brown in color from both the sides.
4. Spread mixture evenly over it.
5. Sprinkle 1/2 tbsp of cheese and a little chili powder on each bread slices and bake in a pre-heated oven at 200 degree C for 10 to15 minutes or till the cheese melts.
6. Cool slightly, cut each toast into 3 equal pieces vertically and serve immediately.