Groundnut Soup aka Peanut Soup ( Ghanaian style )

This amazingly delicious and nutritious Ghanaian soup recipe was given to me by my dear friend Millicent. In Ghana peanuts are called groundnuts. We use to have this often when we were there. In India we have a similar version of this soup minus some ingredients.

I have changed the recipe just a little to make it more convenient for me. In the original recipe when you boil the water and peanut powder, you add the onions, tomatoes, garlic, ginger and green chilies and let it boil along with the rest of the soup. When they are cooked, you pull out the onions, tomatoes, garlic, ginger and green chilies and grind them to a smooth paste and add it back to the simmering soup. I used a shortcut method and ground everything first and cooked them later. You can grind the peanuts fine or leave them a little coarse for added texture. I prefer the latter.

Sindhi Kadhi

Another Sindhi influenced dish that we love and have adapted to be part of our menu repertoire. This delicious kadhi is a little spicy and a little tangy and is laden with vegetables which makes it quite nutritious too.

Since it is so cold outside, we tend to stay indoors a lot. I will not say winter is my favorite month, there are a lot of things that I do not like but I am going to list the things I do love about winter.  You see I am practicing being optimistic, so here goes. I love to watch the snow fall, I love the way my breath fogs up as I talk. I love cuddling next to lit fireplaces with a mug of hot chocolate in my hand. And I love big bowls of hot soups for lunch and hot dals and curries over rice for dinners. And last but not least I love how everything looks white and pristine the morning after a snow fall.