Review of the Philips Soup Maker, a recipe of Roasted Tomato soup (with vegetables sneaked in secretly!) which is a super hit at home and giveaway.
I am slightly crazy about Kitchen equipment and gadgets. They fascinate me and I love playing around with them and today I will introduce you to my latest obsession in the kitchen : Philips Soupmaker. We all love soups at home. Cold soups with crisp salad on a summer afternoon or a steaming cup of hot soup like a roasted tomato soup, with some garlic bread and grilled chicken on a winter night. Absolutely soul food that few other dishes can match up to and so super healthy as well, if made in the right away at home.
Though we loved soups, I never made them enough since I find the whole process of making soup so tedious. Boil the veggies, grind and filter and oh gosh, what a criminal waste it is to let go of the fibre. How much ever hard one tries, it is tough to make is smooth and still have 100% fibre in the soup. Then there is the matter of so many utensils to clean and the soup being splashed (yes I am clumsy, but haven’t we all done it at some point of time?) all over the kitchen. So despite loving soups, soup making was limited to once in 2 weeks or so. I would make a huge bowl and then freeze some, at times.
I had my eyes on the soupmaker since the day it was launched and was so glad to have the opportunity to try it for the past two months and the happiest person at my home has been my son. I have been making soup on an average of 3 times a week and there was one week last month where we made soup everyday. Some of the things that stand out for me in using the soupmaker are:
- Convenience: Soup making couldn’t have been easier than this. Chop vegetables, add stock or water, press a button and 23 minutes later you have a soup ready. Yes folks I am not joking. If you want you can roast or saute the vegetables to enhance flavour etc but the basic soup making ONLY has THREE steps.
- Fibre & Soup Texture : While making soup in a soup maker, one doesn’t discard any fibre, one doesn’t lose any nutrition yet the soup is very very smooth and there is nothing biting the tongue or throat with excessive fibre.
- Cleaning : Cleaning of the soup maker is again a matter of 1,2,3. Wash, rinse and dry. There are straight lines and very easy to clean. I would have may be preferred the ability to take out the blade (see picture on top) so that the paranoid me can scrub it as much as I want but on the whole it works very well still.
It makes more than soup : The soup maker has four modes – Smooth soup, Chunky Soup, Smoothie and Compote. I tried all of them, the soups Iike I said are brilliant.
The smoothie takes a cycle of 3 minutes and yields a very smooth stuff. Below is green smoothie made with fresh green gram & banana (recipe coming soon). What a delight it is to make smoothies in it.
We at home also like compotes & preserves more than jams. The chunks of fruits are delightful when you have it with toast or with a scoop of ice cream or pancakes. The compote function takes 13 minutes and yields a chunky compote which works very well for us, it can be turned into a jammy texture by using less liquid and using the smoothie function right after the compote one. Here is a berry, wine & chilly compote I made using the soup maker.
And now if you think, I am having all the fun alone you are wrong. Along with the review I have some awesome news for you guys. We have a giveaway on the blog.
Philips & Sin-A-Mon are giving away THREE gift vouchers of Rs 5000/- each.
And wining those is also as easy as 1, 2, 3…. All you need to do is click on the box below and do simple stuff like tweet, share on FB, follow in instagram, follow the blog and comment here saying which is your favorite soup. And for each action you do, the giveaways add an additional coupon for you and every additional coupon increases your chance of wining. The giveaway is open from today to 8th Feb so get tweeting, sharing and yes you can share it everyday if you want to. The winners will be announced on 15th Feb.
The three gift vouchers can be used at Philips estore where the soup maker is already available at a discounted price and when you apply the voucher on top of it, you can have the soup maker for just Rs 3,492/- which in my opinion is a steal. Also you can use this voucher on any Philips product on the e-store, so what are you waiting for. Get going, get sharing
And when I was wondering what recipe to attach with this review, the child quietly walked up to me and said mumma please post my favorite soup recipe (roasted tomato soup) and in the tone he said I really couldn’t say no. If left to him, he will drink this roasted tomato soup every day, 3 times a day. He absolutely loves this roasted tomato soup with croutons or garlic bread and salad.
So what is his favorite soup as you all guessed. roasted tomato soup which tomato with a hint of basil and a dollop of butter (his words not mine, yes he watches Masterchef with me) but since I like to fool him a bit, I add vegetables to it and since that changes the colour, I add beetroot to it. And ssshhh don’t tell him that!
Philips Soupmaker Review, Roasted Tomato Soup & A Giveaway
Ingredients
- 4 tomatoes Oven Roasted
- 1 beetroot Roasted
- 1 carrot
- handful spinach leaves
- 1/2 lauki small
- 4 - 5 basil leaves
- 1 garlic Roasted
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
- butter for garnish
Instructions
- Add roasted tomatoes, beets and carrots along with chopped lauki, spinach and roasted garlic to the soup maker.
- Start the soup maker in smooth soup setting.
- After 23 minutes, serve with parsley, butter and croutons (make the croutons in air fryer to make them healthier)
Notes
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Tomato soup
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I love Brocolli and Almond Soup… Mushroom Soup as Well.
The Weirdest soup for my palate was “Scottish Broth” which I had in Edinburgh !!
Romancing the Blade
Restless tomatoes,
fooling with the slim carrots
commenting on the peppers,
rueing the day
they decided to become soups
and spent hours being
smashed,cooked, strained and shoved
from one house to another,
before being annointed
with an applogetic cream
in a bowl.
And then
one day, life changed.
Now they get all cut up
and fall with alacrity
along with water
in the Soupmaker
for 23 minutes of Ras Krida,
being variously comforted by
a sensible blade,
moving affectionately
keeping
the tough fibrous elders
and young ones
together.
Sometimes
bananas rush in
where green grams
don’t like to go alone,
and the blade is really,
as they say
a Smoothie operator,
making them forget themselves
as the spinach and cucumbers
glare back in jealousy.
But the blade
is at its most romantic
when dealing with some Dada pieces
in the soup;
what a play !
And then everyone goes “ah !..”
seeing the chunky soup …..
A quiet move
amidst meaty berries,
some spicy geen chiilies
and the blade
drunk on the wine,
whizzes around
immersing itself
in the flavors
and colors,
composing a compote.
The tomatoes, carrots, broccolies,
cauliflowers, gingers and spinach,
compete now
to spend time with the blade,
Yes, they romance the blade,
big time,
but what the blade really enjoys
is when a little boy,
makes his own soup,
and then gently
gives the blade a nice bath
before drinking his soup at lunch
winking at the croutons.
Romancing the Blade
Restless tomatoes,
fooling with the slim carrots
commenting on the peppers,
rueing the day
they decided to become soups
and spent hours being
smashed,cooked, strained and shoved
from one house to another,
before being annointed
with an aplogetic cream
in a bowl.
And then
one day, life changed.
Now they get all cut up
and fall with alacrity
along with water
in the Soupmaker
for 23 minutes of Ras Krida,
being variously comforted by
a sensible blade,
moving affectionately
keeping
the tough fibrous elders
and young ones
together.
Sometimes
bananas rush in
where green grams
dont like to go alone,
and the blade is really,
as they say
a Smoothie operator,
making them forget themselves
as the spinach and cucumbers
glare back in jealousy.
But the blade
is at its most romantic
when dealing with some Dada pieces
in the soup;
what a play !
And then everyone goes “ah !..”
seeing the chunky soup …..
A quiet move
amidst meaty berries,
some spicy geen chiilies
and the blade
drunk on the wine,
whizzes around
immersing itself
in the flavors
and colors,
composing a compote.
The tomatoes, carrots, broccolies,
cauliflowers, gingers and spinach,
compete now
to spend time with the blade,
Yes, they romance the blade
big time,
but what the blade really enjoys
is when a little boy,
makes his own soup,
and then gently
gives the blade a nice bath
before drinking his soup at lunch
winking at the croutons.
Unable to edit the above, as it keeps removing the line breaks. Have posted this with formatting on FB….
Romancing the Blade
Restless tomatoes,
fooling with the slim carrots
commenting on the peppers,
rueing the day
they decided to become soups
and spent hours being
smashed,cooked, strained and shoved
from one house to another,
before being annointed
with an apologetic cream
in a bowl.
And then
one day, life changed.
Now they get all cut up
and fall with alacrity
along with water
in the Soupmaker
for 23 minutes of Ras Krida,
being variously comforted by
a sensible blade,
moving affectionately
keeping
the tough fibrous elders
and young ones
together.
Sometimes
bananas rush in
where green grams
dont like to go alone,
and the blade is really,
as they say
a Smoothie operator,
making them forget themselves
as the spinach and cucumbers
glare back in jealousy.
But the blade
is at its most romantic
when dealing with some Dada pieces
in the soup;
what a play !
And then everyone goes “ah !..”
seeing the chunky soup …..
A quiet move
amidst meaty berries,
some spicy geen chiilies
and the blade
drunk on the wine,
whizzes around
immersing itself
in the flavors
and colors,
composing a compote.
The tomatoes, carrots, broccolies,
cauliflowers, gingers and spinach,
compete now
to spend time with the blade,
Yes, they romance the blade
big time,
but what the blade really enjoys
is when a little boy,
makes his own soup,
and then gently
gives the blade a nice bath
before drinking his soup at lunch
winking at the croutons.
I anytime love chicken soup…love any soup..have the same detterent like you mentioned..of the whole process of cutting
This is a lovely review…Philips Soupmaker will make the life hassle free for all the soup lovers… My personal favourite soup Chilled Cucumber Soup during Summer Days and Chicken Clear Soup during Winter or Rainy Days.
Dream come true for soup lovers! If it’s this easy, why not have different soups everyday! An awesome addition to the kitchen. My favorite soup is veggie soup with beetroot and roasted garlic!
wish to win to make my favorite tomato soup
Mushroom soup any day of the week!
I just love soups and have been eyeing the soup maker since ages. Keep checking amazon.in to see if there is any further discount. My favourite soup is hot and sour soup.
This sounds pretty good , my favourite one is mix veg soup with garlic and bottle guard with Lemmon and mint oh oh and I also like potato & leek but never made this one at home.
Lovely opportunity! 🙂 Winning the voucher would be like dream come true since i was eyeing this soup maker from a long time but could not really afford it! I would love to make my favourite palak and sweet corn soup in it… Fingers crossed!! 🙂
Sounds like a perfect gift for a mother! I too have a little one who loves soups and our favourite is Roast Pumpkin Soup. Chunks of pumpkin roast to perfection along with onions and garlic – the perfect blend of sweet and spicy!
Fav soup: mutton paya … Is this real? Wud ❤️ To win… Ardent fan of philips
I love love broccoli n Cheddar soup.but it’s a pain to make everytime
My dream gadget …. thnks Monika
Love a good pumpkin soup.. And sounds like the perfect thing at home since I do soups for dinner
Oh myyyy!!!This makes me seriously happy. ! Eeekkkkkkk.e. I have wanted these for the longest time for my mom. Well, today I guess the angels brought me here. Never underestimate the mystical powers of the universe .aw thank you universe! My mom loves mix veg,tomato n hot n sour soup .She loves soups . Thank you for the opportunity. Fingers crossed
I love soups and I love this gadget
I love a thick vegetable soup in winter and a light soup in summers. I love soups and this gadget. Keeping fingers crossed.
I love soups and I love this gadget
Vegetable sweet corn soup’s my favorite..thought at times its tomato soup also with croutons.. already following ur blog?..excited about give away right now.
HA ha, the contest took place last year 🙂
O-o. .that’s so funny.sorry dear. Looks like I didn’t read carefully.?????