Indian Recipe - Corn Soup with Vegetables

Ingredients for Corn Soup with Vegetables:

• 1 can (450 grams) cream-style corn
  
• 2 level tablespoones cornflour
  
• 1 teacup finely chopped mixed vegetables
  (cauliflower, carrots, cabbage, onions, french beans)
  
• ½ teaspoon Ajinomoto powder
  
• 3 tablespoons butter
  
• 2 tablespoons cheese
  

To be ground into a paste

• 25 mm. (1") piece ginger
  
• 4 cloves garlic
  
• 4 green chillies

For serving

• chillies in vinegar and chilli sauce grated cheese

Directions for making Corn Soup with Vegetables:

• Mix the cornflour with 6 teacups of water. Add the paste, corn and Ajinomoto powder and cook in a pressure cooker until done.
  
• Add the vegetables, butter and cheese and boil for a few minutes.
  
• Serve hot with chillies in vinegar and chilli sauce or with grated cheese.
• Enjoy your Vegetable Corn Soup
  

Indian Recipe - Mango Shirkand

Ingredients for Mango Shrikand (Shrikhand):

• 1/16 oz container plain unflavoured yoghurt (or home-made curds)
  
• 1/2 cup sugar
  
• 8 oz mango pulp
  
• 1/2 tsp cardamom powder
  
• 1 tsp sliced pistachios
  
• 1/2 tbsp mixed dryfruits

Directions for making Mango Shrikand:

• Whip together the sugar and yoghurt till smooth and creamy.
  
• Strain the mixture through a muslin cloth to remove all liquid.
  
• Strain the mango pulp in a similar way to remove most of the liquid.
  
• Mix in the strained mango pulp and the cardamom powder. Refridgerator for about 3-4 hrs.
  
• Serve in individual dessert bowls topped with pistachios and dry fruits.
• Enjoy your Mango Shrikand. (This Indian Recipe [dessert] is popular all over India)