Who is not fond of soup???...I am a soup lover...I will never forget to order a soup when i visit restaurants.
If  I am affected by cold....This soup is the first thing that my mom prepares.She has adviced me not to run behind medicines for a simple cold or headache.After having this hot soup,u vl have tears rolling out of ur eyes not coz of ur mom's affection(LOL:-)) but for the pepper's hot.Then a sound sleep.It kicks the cold and brings back freshness.Try it.U vl know the truth behind the quote "FOOD AS MEDICINE"....

Ingredients:
Mutton bones - 1/2
Small onions - 10 to 12 (Finely chopped)
Tomato- 1(Finely chopped)
Pudhina leaves - 1/2 cup
Coriander Leaves - 1/2 cup
Ginger and garlic - crushed
Turmeric powder - 1teaspoon
Oil required
salt required

For seasoning:
Cinnamon - 1stick

Saunf - 1/2 teaspoon
cloves -2


To coarsely grind:
peppercorns - 1 1/2tablespoon
Cumin seeds/jeera - 1/2 tablespoon
Green Chilli - 2

Method:
1.In a pressure pan,heat oil,add ingredients given in 'for seasoning'.

2.Add crushed ginger garlic,grounded mixture and fry till the ginger garlic turns color.
3.now add onion,pudhina coriander leaves and fry till transparant.add tomatoes and little salt and fry till the tomatoes turn mashy and oil seperates.
4.put in washed mutton pieces and turmeric powder.fry till mutton leaves water.
5.Now add required water,check salt and close with the lid.put it in simmer and cook till 3whistles.
6.Open the lid when the pressure is released.Strain the contents with a soup strainer.
7.Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with a starter.

Serving:4

Ingredients:

Plaintain Stem/Vazhaithandu - 1 (clean,wash and cut into small cubes)
Water - 5cups
Garlic(finely chopped) - 1pod
Ginger(Finely chopped) - a small piece
Onion(Finely chopped) - 1tablespoon
Spring Onion(Finely chopped) - 1tablespoon
Coriander Leaves(Finely chopped) - 2tablespoon
Vegetable stock cube - 1(dissolve in water)
Cumin/Jeera Powder - 1teaspoon
Corn Flour - 1teaspoon dissolved in 2teaspoons milk or water.
Ajinamoto - a pinch
Pepper for taste
Salt for taste.
Butter - 1tablespoon

Note:If you dont get stock cube u can very well use rasam powder.In that case u can avoid cumin powder coz rasam powder will have cumin flavour.

Method:
1.Heat butter in a sauce pan.Add garlic and ginger and saute for 1min.
2.Add onion and springonions.saute for 2mins.
3.Add Plantain stem and saute for 5mins.
4.Add water and cumin powder bring it to boil.close it with a lid and allow plantain stem to cook.
5.Once plantain stem is half done,add stock cube,required salt and stir it continuously for 2mins.
6.Now add cornflour which is dissolved in water and stir continously till it comes to soup consistency.
7.Finally add a pinch of Ajinamoto and pepper for taste.Garnish with Coriander leaves.
8.Serve either with masala papad,salad,corn flakes or soup stick

Serving:4
Ingredients:

Button Mushrooms - 10 to 12 (clean,wash and dice it however u want)
Water - 5cups
Garlic(finely chopped) - 1pod
Ginger(Finely chopped) - a small piece
Onion(Finely chopped) - 1tablespoon
Spring Onion(Finely chopped) - 1tablespoon
Coriander Leaves(Finely chopped) - 2tablespoon
Vegetable stock cube - 1(dissolve in water)
Cumin/Jeera Powder - 1teaspoon
Corn Flour - 1teaspoon dissolved in 2teaspoons milk or water.
Ajinamoto - a pinch
Pepper for taste
Salt for taste.
Butter - 1tablespoon

Method:

1.Heat butter in a sauce pan.Add garlic and ginger and saute for 1min.
2.Add onion and springonions.saute for 2mins.
3.Add mushrooms and saute for 5mins.
4.Add water and bring it to boil.close it with a lid and allow mushrooms to cook.
5.Once mushrooms are half done,add stock cube,required salt and stir it continuously for 2mins.
6.Now add cornflour which is dissolved in water and stir continously till it comes to soup consistency.
7.Finally add a pinch of Ajinamoto and pepper for taste.Garnish with Coriander leaves.
8.Serve either with masala papad,salad,corn flakes or soup stick