Everything But The Kitchen Sink Soup
Filed Under (Uncategorized) by Indhu on 03-02-2010
Hey all,
I started 3 different posts and all three times, I could not write anything. I am by no means a writer. But this is seriously weird. I cannot get one coherent sentence. So, I am jumping right into the recipe.
Ingredients
1. Beans - 1 cup*
2. Onion - 1 (chopped finely)
3. Garlic - 1 clove**
4. Tomato - 2 (chopped)
5. Potato - 1 (chopped)
6. Green beans - 1/2 cup
7. Carrot - 1 (chopped)
8. Spinach - 1 cup
9. Pasta - 1/2 cup***
10. vegetable stock or water - 2-3 cups
11. Olive oil - 1 tbsp
12. Oregano - 1 tsp
13. Salt - to taste
14. Pepper - to taste
Method
Preparing the beans
a. Soak the beans in water overnight.
b. Drain the beans.
c. Bring water to a boil in a large vessel.
d. Add the beans and let them cook on medium heat for around 30-45 minutes. (The amount of time depends on the type of beans. You want the beans to be cooked well.)
e. Around halfway through the cooking time, add some salt to the beans so that it gets incorporated and the beans don’t end up bland.
f. Once the beans are cooked, drain them and keep aside to be used in the soup.
Soup
1. Take a heavy bottomed pan and add the oil to it.
2. Add garlic and saute a little bit and make sure the garlic does not burn.
3. Add the onions and the tomato and saute till the tomato breaks down. You can add salt at this point.
4. Add the potato, carrots, green beans and let everything cook for 5 minutes.
5. Add the vegetable stock / water.
6. Add the oregano.
7. Close the pot and let the soup simmer for 10-15 minutes.
8. Add the beans and let it simmer for around 10 minutes.
9. Now, add the dry pasta and let it cook for the amount of time specified on the pasta box.
10. When there is 5 minutes left for the pasta to finish cooking, add the spinach to the soup.
11. Let everything simmer for another 5 minutes.
12. Add salt and pepper according to taste and we are done.
I started this soup with no idea of what was going to be in it - hence the name. I was sure only about the spices - I was going to add only oregano, salt and pepper. A lot of the soups I make, I add a bunch of spices and the taste of the beans and vegetables gets overpowered by the spices.
I am sending this soup over to Usha’s Healthy Inspirations Event - Soup.
* I used a mix of kidney beans and pinto beans
** This was the first time I used garlic in cooking. I wanted to start slow and hence used 1 clove. Use according to your taste.
*** I used rigatoni because that is what I had. You can use any kind you have or you can skip it totally.
Straight to the recipe is one way of handling blogger’s block!
Anything with pasta in it has to be a winner.
Looks quite filling,i would love to try this out,my kiddo will sure love this
Love the name of the soup,nice thinking 
Slurp! Very yummy! Kids will like this! Droolz!
Hey Indhu,
This is Gomathy.. nice to find you here..never knew one day I’ll connect through blogger or cooking with you
Gone are those simple days
Those are pretty good baking stuff you have got here!! nice work !
A very apt and unique name for the soup. It looks really hearty and yum and I love that you used less spices for the taste of the beans and vegetables to shine through. Thanks for sharing this soup with my event:-)
nice name! Soup looks healthy and filling!
Happens sometimes Indhu, brain just stops working like writers block! Go outside, spend sometime and come back again to start all over, sometimes it works for me!
Yummy soup, great for Winter, filling and tasty.
A sudden block is not a uncommon phenomenon, happens a lot of time with me too!! So dont worry.. Your soup n title, both are so catchy!! It is sure gonna taste heavenly too
Love the name! And love the pics…Slurrrp! Now you sure got me in the mood for some soup…alright Im off to make me some
Soup looks so comforting, just the perfect one for cold evenings… Btw sometimes when we think think and think we hardly ahve anything to write otherwise stuff flows oh thats definitely strange!!!
healthy soup. pakave nanna iruku.
oh, I absolutely love such kitchen sink soups! Yours looks delicious and a great click too.
This is absolutely healthy and perfect. Do visit my blof when time permits
Soup looks lovely, very fulfilling and delicious!
That’s a gorgeous soup!
Hey Indhu,
Your site is cool especially the photos, i was searching for thayirsadham, do u have one here.
Vijay
Kolly Theater Entertainment Work
Dear Indhu,
Since I dont have your email, I couldn’t shoot you a mail.
Please collect your awards from my blog. They’re sitting there and waiting for you to pick them up! Congratulations!
Love
Madhuri
The soup looks amazing, Indhu. Everyone goes through writers’ blocks– those days when you just can’t get the words out. Hang in there– you’ll work it out!
Looks delicious, hearty and comforting! Nice recipe!
Hi Indhu,
Its been months since I have visited your blog. After a long break I have started to blog again. Feel like its the right thing to do. I understand when you say you are lost for words that was what I felt for a while. Like your photos and the soup.
Hiii Indhu,
Praveena here… gr8 blog, and awesome recipes Indhu… I’m definitely going to try this one! Unakku cook panni blog panne vera time irukka, keep it up! way to go!