Today's Guest: Narendra Vaidya
Naren and I studied in the same college in Pune,India.But the weird part is, even being in the same college, we did not know each other then.Then after about 10 years, we get in touch with each other due to....GUESS WHAT??
YES.....LOVE OF FOOD!!!!
It has been great reconnecting with Naren and sharing and learning new recipes from him!
Recipe Naren Shared:
Sweet corn and Roasted Poblano soup in a Bread Bowl with chopped Scallions and Chipotle lime sour cream
Ingredients:
2 poblano peppers , roasted, deseeded and diced
1-1/2 bag of corn kernel, store brand works just fine.
3 cups of vegetable broth
1 cup water
1/2 th cup half and half
about 1-1/2 cups of milk
2 tablespoon oil
2 cloves of garlic finely chopped
1-1/2 tablespoon finely chopped ginger
1 medium onion diced
chopped scallions
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 tablespoon lemon zest
1/4 table spoon lemon juice
About a 1/2 teaspoon chipotle powder or buy dried chipotle (smoked jalapenos) and run them through a blender
Bread boule/bowl ( find them in the bakery section of the store) - if you are lucky you might find flavored ones, like rosemary-garlic or Parmesan
Salt and black pepper according to taste
Method:
1) Heat oil in a pot and add ginger and garlic to it
2) Let it cook for a while then throw in the onions
3) In the meantime, roast the poblano peppers in a pan with little bit of oil
4) After the onions are translucent add the corn, water and the vegetable broth
5) Let it cook for a few minutes, in the mean time deseed the peppers and dice them
6) Add the poblano peppers,half and half and milk
7) Bring the soup to a boil, after 2-3 minutes turn off the heat, boil for a bit longer if a thicker consistency is desired
8) Use an immersion blender or a regular blender to puree this mixture
9) Move it back to the pot, turn on the heat to a low setting to keep it warm
10) Add salt and black pepper, keep in mind that the broth has salt in it so taste before you add anymore salt
11) Preheat the oven to 375 degrees
12) Carve out bread bowls out of the bread boules using a bread knife (sounds funny when you say it out loud....)
13) Stick these bread bowls in the oven with the carved out pieces of bread for about 8 minutes, depends on the kind of oven though, if you have a fairly new oven it might need less time.
14) The bowls should be warm and a bit crispy/crunchy on the outside
15) In the meantime, while the bread is warming, instead of flipping aimlessly through TV channels, chops some scallions for garnish
16) Also, mix the sour cream, chipotle powder, lemon juice and lemon zest into a smooth paste (a fork works well for this)
17) To serve, ladle the soup in the bread bowls, garnish with chopped scallions and a few dollops of the chipotle-lemon sour cream
Naren and I studied in the same college in Pune,India.But the weird part is, even being in the same college, we did not know each other then.Then after about 10 years, we get in touch with each other due to....GUESS WHAT??
YES.....LOVE OF FOOD!!!!
It has been great reconnecting with Naren and sharing and learning new recipes from him!
Recipe Naren Shared:
Sweet corn and Roasted Poblano soup in a Bread Bowl with chopped Scallions and Chipotle lime sour cream
Here is the recipe in his own words:
I was always a huge fan of the sweet corn soup we get in India. A few days back I came home from work and felt like eating a soup. Just made up this recipe by myself,(my fiancee was away in Boston) so I was not worried even if it turned out bad, I was the only one eating it anyway. So here it goes...
2 poblano peppers , roasted, deseeded and diced
1-1/2 bag of corn kernel, store brand works just fine.
3 cups of vegetable broth
1 cup water
1/2 th cup half and half
about 1-1/2 cups of milk
2 tablespoon oil
2 cloves of garlic finely chopped
1-1/2 tablespoon finely chopped ginger
1 medium onion diced
chopped scallions
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 tablespoon lemon zest
1/4 table spoon lemon juice
About a 1/2 teaspoon chipotle powder or buy dried chipotle (smoked jalapenos) and run them through a blender
Bread boule/bowl ( find them in the bakery section of the store) - if you are lucky you might find flavored ones, like rosemary-garlic or Parmesan
Salt and black pepper according to taste
Method:
1) Heat oil in a pot and add ginger and garlic to it
2) Let it cook for a while then throw in the onions
3) In the meantime, roast the poblano peppers in a pan with little bit of oil
4) After the onions are translucent add the corn, water and the vegetable broth
5) Let it cook for a few minutes, in the mean time deseed the peppers and dice them
6) Add the poblano peppers,half and half and milk
7) Bring the soup to a boil, after 2-3 minutes turn off the heat, boil for a bit longer if a thicker consistency is desired
8) Use an immersion blender or a regular blender to puree this mixture
9) Move it back to the pot, turn on the heat to a low setting to keep it warm
10) Add salt and black pepper, keep in mind that the broth has salt in it so taste before you add anymore salt
11) Preheat the oven to 375 degrees
12) Carve out bread bowls out of the bread boules using a bread knife (sounds funny when you say it out loud....)
13) Stick these bread bowls in the oven with the carved out pieces of bread for about 8 minutes, depends on the kind of oven though, if you have a fairly new oven it might need less time.
14) The bowls should be warm and a bit crispy/crunchy on the outside
15) In the meantime, while the bread is warming, instead of flipping aimlessly through TV channels, chops some scallions for garnish
16) Also, mix the sour cream, chipotle powder, lemon juice and lemon zest into a smooth paste (a fork works well for this)
17) To serve, ladle the soup in the bread bowls, garnish with chopped scallions and a few dollops of the chipotle-lemon sour cream
Enjoy!!