Comments on: Vegetable Broth or Stock

By: Archana

Archana — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:22:39 +0000

Hey ladies. I have been watching your videos a lot lately as I just got married and started cooking. Really love them!

For making vegetable broth, can I use raw banana peels, potato peels, chow-chow peels, ridge gourd peels, gia peel, kaddhu peel etc? I’m a south indian and these vegetables are common in my kitchen and want to know if they can be added while making the broth.

Awaiting your reply,
Thanks a ton
Archana

By: hetal

hetal — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:02:00 +0000

Hi Hemal,

Welcome to SMTC! We have a soup section with many different soups: http://showmethecurry.com/category/soups and of course we always keep posting new ones!

By: Kristin

Kristin — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:35:13 +0000

Heartily agreed but I would add the caveat that putting in the stalks of the spinach that you aren’t using anyway in the last 15 minutes would give it a ‘greener’ flavor. You are absolutely correct about the vitamins, though. The B’s go fast.

By: Kristin

Kristin — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:25:00 +0000

I know this is more than a year too late but I wonder about the celery. Is lovage available in India? The both stalks and leaves can be used but the leaves in particular would help compensate for the lack of parsley. It grows easily in gardens in many parts of America. I have one in my yard in the Pacific NW (no, not quite the climate of ANY of India I admit) but it is prolific and yummy. It goes in my stocks.

By: Hemal

Hemal — Sat, 28 May 2011 10:29:34 +0000

just got to hear about u frm my niece n tried ur site.I thrilled at the way u girls explained the making of vegetable broth.thnks n cn u have more receipes on soups without a lot of cornflour in it.I m a veg person so more on the healthy options.thnks