A bowlful of good health!!

Simple chicken, vegetable and rice noodle sweet and sour soup.

I quite disagree when some people say soup is a form of starter or appetizer. Some even go to the extent of calling it 'Patient's food'. Well, i agree to disagree because a soup can be a complete nutritious meal and also in most of the Countries it is eaten as a full meal. It is amazing to see that the choice of soups are endless and every country has it's own versions. Be it the famous Japanese Ramen or Miso soups, Chinese Hot and Sour, Italian Minestrone, Thai Tom Yum , Indian Rasam and famous Mulligatawny, French Onion Soup, American Chowders , Fanesca of Ecuador, British Leek and Potato or Spanish Gazpacho, they are all different and great in their own ways. So, you can never get bored of making a soup or run out of choices.Forget following a recipe, you can create your own soup in no time with some veggies form your fridge and spices, herbs, lentils, rice, noodles, pasta, canned beans or sweetcorn ,whatever you may fancy. Let your imagination take over and taste buds tickle. Very very rarely you could go wrong with a soup. It's simple to make and healthy on stomach. So, next time you want to dial for a delivery or a takeaway and wait for an hour for it to be delivered think of cooking a bowlful of health and nutrition for yourself and your family.

 The soup i cooked this evening (in the photo above) is a basic sweet and sour chicken and vegetable noodle soup with coriander. It took me 20 minutes to make it and trust me, it was one of the most delicious soups i ever cooked and my stomach felt so light even after 2 bowlfuls of it. So, try your own soup and do let me know how did it go.
P.S. Keep in mind not to over cook the ingredients, especially vegetables as this will result in loss of some of the essential nutrients and also try not to use lots of heavy cream or butter to cook a soup.