Tuesday 17 June 2014

Winter loves

Homemade butter chicken soup; pumpkin soup made from home grown pumpkins (isn't this the cheeriest colour on a drab winter day?); Saturday morning soccer; knitted fingerless mitts (as requested by Charlie for her best friend/cousin, the Nalu Mitts pattern, information here); scrapbook pages completed; pot plants filled with pansy's.
Butter chicken soup is one of our favorites, it's a hearty filling meal and actually low in fat.  The second day we often have the leftovers on extra rice so it becomes more like a casserole.

Butter chicken soup
1 large boneless skinless chicken breast, chopped into small chunks
1 finely chopped onion
1 tsp coriander
1 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp grated fresh ginger
1 can tomatoes, chopped with juice
4 cups chicken stock
1/2 cup basmati rice
2 tbsp tomato paste
1 tbsp plain flour
2 tbsp brown sugar
1/4 cup lite evaporated milk
Spray large pot with oil and add chicken and onion. Stir constantly until chicken is sealed. Add the dried spices and ginger, then stir in tomatoes and chicken stock. When simmering pour in basmati rice and simmer for 10 minutes. Mix together tomato paste and flour and whisk this, a little at a time, into soup. Add brown sugar and evaporated milk. Season to taste with salt and ground pepper.  (Recipe from Sophie Gray)
Enjoy, Wendy xx

7 comments:

  1. Hi Wendy - I notice you posted a couple of days ago but the actual post is only just now showing up in Blogger. A lovely post too full of wintery things. I think your soups look delicious & those mitts are pretty amazing too.
    I noticed your gorgeous polka dot pot full of pansies the other day & it looked so lovely sitting on your deck. Have a great weekend, Julie x0x

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  2. I feel winter is there so we appreciate spring but it does have a beauty of its own and soup and the wood fire would be my fav things at the moment. Love your fingerless gloves.

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  3. I had the same issues as Julie, the post showed up last week but it wouldn't take me to the post. Must be gremlins.
    what yummy food for a cold day.
    your fingerless mits look great.

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  4. I love soup and yours look great! Stay warm, those fingerless mittens look wonderful!

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  5. The recipe sounds delicious! I've had fun trying out some new recipes lately. Love your pansies with the spots and also the fingerless gloves - perfect!

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  6. Oh I am going to try that recipe, sound so nice!
    Love the spotty pansy keep!

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  7. I love those mits...Thanks for the link to ravelry I will be definitely making up a pair of these soon....Hugs Kate
    PS Chechk out my blog and have a look at the first pair I have just made....love them!

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