Sunday Brunch

We've had a very wet Mumbai all week. The rains not only make the city dull and damp, they also impact our food preferences. After a long day at work and a long commute home, the desire to have a hot and light meal is very strong. A hot soup and a delicious sandwich is the perfect answer to such a meal. So today I suggest spinach soup that is very easy to make, delicous and highly nutritious too and is even tastier with a few baked Hippo Munchies. Cheese Tomato Sandwich Toast provides the perfect accompaniment and completes the meal.

Cheese Tomato Sandwich Toast
Ingredients:
• 2 cubes cheese (50 gms)
• 1 green chillie
• 1 small / medium tomato
• Few coriander leaves finely chopped
• 4 slices of bread buttered on 1 side
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Procedure:
Grate cheese/ cut into small pieces and chop tomato, chillie and coriander fine. Mix all together. Add salt & pepper. Divide mixture into 2 portions. Take 2 buttered slices of bread at a time and fill in one portion of mixture, keeping the buttered side outside. Place in a sandwich toaster and toast on low gas flame till both sides are golden brown.

Serve hot with tomato ketchup / chilli sauce / green chutney and potato chips.


Spinach Soup
Ingredients:
• 2 Bundles Spinach finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons oil
• ½ tsp ground ginger
• ½ tsp black pepper
• ½ tsp cumin powder
• ¾ cup milk
• 1 medium sized onion finely chopped
• 100 gms cheese grated
• 100 gms fresh cream
• salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
Heat oil in a pan. Sauté the onion. Add chopped spinach. Stir for a minute or two. Now add salt, cumin seeds, pepper and ginger paste. Stir and cook for a few minutes on low flame. Add milk. Cook for a few minutes. Remove from fire. When cool blend in mixer. If the mixture is too thick dilute to gravy consistency with a little water. Serve hot garnished with grated cheese.