3 Oct 2011

Iced Melon Soup

Any meal can be made complete with a bowl of soup. I know what everyone is thinking - here comes another veg/non-veg soup with the usual ingredients of carrots, bell peppers, chillies, prawns, beans, chicken, sweet corn, salt, pepper, stock, spring onions, eggs etc .... So what is so great about this one?????


Well to begin with, you need to have only 2 types of fruits in hand and Voila! U have big bowl of warming soup served cold. It is great when served in parties and entertaining friends.

It serves as a lovely appetizer without overfilling your guests. The whole presentation makes a stunning centre piece that is sure to makes your guest's jaws drop open. 

You can easily convert this into a smoothie or juice as it covers the necessary fruit intake for the day. The melons are very mellow and thick , it provides a lovely base to add more flavourful juices to it. It holds the added citrus flavours very well.


The ginger powder gives a yummy kick to the soup. As you take a sip, you feel the warmth of the ginger spread through your throat and making you feel all cosy... just what you want for the cold evenings, fabulous .... :))

Serves: 4-5
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes.


Honeydew Melon: 1.
Fresh orange juice: 2 cups.
Ginger powder: 1 tsp.
Cumin powder: 1 tsp.
Runny honey: 3 – 4 tbsp.

To garnish: Chaat masala and Fresh mint leaves


Procedure:
1.Peel, deseed and puree the melon flesh. You should have around 4 cups of the melon puree [around 900 -950 ml of puree].
2.Mix all the ingredients together and refrigerate for 1⁄2 hour.
3.Serve as individual shots garnished with chaat masala and fresh mint leaves in a bowl filled with ice cubes.



Note: Do not keep the soup more than 2 hour after preparing. It tastes best when served within a couple of hours of making. I have used home made freshly squeezed orange juice. Increase or decrease the amount of orange juice if you have more or less than 4 cups of melon puree. Adjust the sweetness accordingly.

You can experiment with other types of melons and try substituting apple, pineapple, sweet lime juice in place of orange juice.- do let me know how it turns out..:)

Recipe as given in "Khaana Peena Gaana Nachna- Sept 2011"..

Enjoy....


Scribbled by Reva

41 comments:

aipi said...

Those looks incredibly tempting and very unique! I really like the spices used.
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Sravs said...

wow great clicks dear !! soup looks delicious !! very new to me !!

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Kalyani said...

yummy and delicious soup ..........

Indian Khana said...

Looks so refreshing and lovely pics with ice

Rekha shoban said...

very interesting soup!!nice yellow colour n lovely click!

Prema said...

wow pass a glass,yummy soup...luks delicious...

KrithisKitchen said...

Cantaloupe and orange is a delectable combo.. topped wth chaat masala.. simply wow..
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Valarmathi Sanjeev said...

Yummy...lovely colour..beautiful presentation.

Kaveri Venkatesh said...

A very different soup...sounds good..like your clicks

Unknown said...

This is totally new to me...chilled soup sounds and looks interesting and tempting

khushi said...

wow such a refreshing drink....I loved the presentation....very pretty
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Vardhini said...

Lovely presentation Reva. So simple and tasty.

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vandana rajesh said...

Delicious and healthy..loved the colour and the mix of spices. Perfect for the weather outside.

chef and her kitchen said...

looks superb,would love 2 grab one glass

Menaga Sathia said...

lovely presentation...looks simple & yumm soup!!

chitraj.hegde said...

This soup looks amazing...wow..what a nice click.....which makes me to grab a glass....from your picture only.....

Madhu said...

Oh my! this looks sooooo good.

Sumee said...

uhhhh.. Looks delicious!. Love the color of the sourp

Priya Suresh said...

Omg, wat a beautiful refreshing soup, wonderful..

Neha said...

lovely looking soup...Beautiful presentation...

Pushpa said...

Lovely color,new and different.

Rinku Naveen said...

Lovely idea. Looks too good.

Anonymous said...

i love the gorgeous clicks....sooooo beautiful...feel like trying it

Unknown said...

Very unique and something to me. But liked the method and spices used.

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Suchitra Vaidyaram said...

clicks are amazing- I am sold out on the pics! The soup looks wonderful and i liked the recipe :)

Mrs.Mano Saminathan said...

Fantastic snaps! simple and delicious recipe!

Prathibha Sreejith said...

Soup looks delicious and tempting, awesome clicks as well. New to your space, following yaa.

Urmi said...

Iced melon soup looks gorgeous, yummy, flavourful and superb. Feel like having it now. Marvellous presentation.

MyKitchen Flavors-BonAppetit!. said...

Hi Reva,Luvly Melon Soup luks appetizingly delicious,Luv to grab a bowl.Thanks for sharing it dear friend

Padma Gopinath said...

looks delicious.. Yummy!!

Gayathri NG said...

Its first time here... u have wonderful collections & with lovely pics...
soup looks tasty & cool..very innovative..

Yours Truly said...

wow cold soup! sounds intriguing, i love the colors of these soups and your bright presentation just steals my attention! =) happy to follow you too reva

sangeeta said...

Thanks for your sweet words Reva ! Nice being in touch.

saw many recipes on your blog n i am loving them...this iced fruit soup and the honey roasted peanuts n cashews are my favorites already :)

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Unknown said...

Yummy soup & very refreshing pics

Crumpled Chillies said...

Wow Reva... such a simple and innovative recipe!

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Te de Ternura said...

FANTÁSTICO!!! :)

Aruna Manikandan said...

wonderful reva, soup sounds interesting and new to me :)
cool clicks....
Thx. for sharing

Loveandcalories said...

lovely click!! Appetizing drink must say!!

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