HOLIday!

Sunday being Holi, I am sure most of us will spend the morning with family and friends having fun and spreading joy with colours and letting ourselves go. While we will all have our share of jalebis and rich food during the day, I think Sunday evening will be a time for relaxing at home and watching a cricket match with a soup and salad.

Lemon Coriander Soup
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Serves 4
Ingredients:
• 2 – 3 pieces of Lemon Grass washed
• 1 – 2 slit chillies
• ¼ cup carrots, sliced
• ¼ cup mushrooms sliced
• ¼ cup cabbage, diced
• ¼ cup red cabbage diced
• ¼ cup spring onion whites, sliced
• 2 tbsp spring onion greens, chopped
• 1 tsp oil
• Salt and pepper to taste
For the garnish
• 1 tbsp chopped coriander
• 1 tsp lemon juice
Procedure:
Method
Combine the lemon grass and chillies in a pan with six cups of water and bring to a boil. Simmer till the water reduces to approximately four cups. Strain and keep the stock aside, discarding the lemon crass and chillies. Heat oil in a pan and add the carrots, mushrooms, cabbage, red cabbage and spring onion ad whites and sauté for 1 -2 minutes. Add the stock, slat and pepper and bring to a boil.Simmer till the vegetables are tender. Add the spring onion greens and serve hot garnished with coriander and lemon juice.

Cabbage & Capsicum Salad
Ingredients:
• 1 small fresh cabbage
• 2 spring onion
• Juice of1 lemon
• 2 capsicums
• 1 green chillie
• ½ tsp. Sugar
• Salt and Pepper to taste
Procedure:
Grate or finely chop the cabbage. Finely slice the capsicums, spring onions and chillie. Mix all the vegetables in a bowl and chill in the refrigerator. Just before you serve, add salt, pepper, sugar & lemon juice and toss well.