Garlic Soup

 

On Valentine's Day we went to a nearby Thai restaurant for dinner and the food, though lip-smacking, was very spicy. The next day my hubby went on complete austerity in terms of food intake and I had to make something light keeping in mind the upsetting condition of his stomach. I made garlic soup which is a meal in itself for being fulfilling, yet tasty. It served the rightful purpose of keeping my hubby filled without adding to his further woes. But just because I cooked the soup for my sick hubby doesn't mean that the soup is edible for the ailing only, it is very tasty and I like it a lot, more so, because a bowl of this soup suffices for dinner.
 

Ingredients:                                                               Cooking time: 20 minutes ü  6 cloves of garlic (chopped) ü  4 whole grain bread (chopped) ü  1 onion (chopped) ü  800 ml chicken stock ü  1 red chilli or 1 ancho chilli (chopped) ü  1 tsp ground thyme ü  1 tsp paprika powder ü  Black pepper, taste wise ü  Salt to taste ü  1 tbsp olive oil Method: 1) Heat olive oil and when it turns hot, add garlic and wait till garlic turns a shade darker. Add onion and fry till onion turns translucent. 2) Add ground thyme, ancho chilli or red chilli, whatever using and paprika powder. Sauté for 1 minute. 3) Add the bread and pour the chicken stock. Continue cooking till bread crumbles and folds into the soup. 4) Add salt and black pepper. Cook for 2 minutes more before turning the heat off. 5) Serve hot.