Indian style Crab Soup

Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 4 cups milk 2 tbsp finely chopped onions2 tsp chicken base or bouillon granules1/8 tsp pepper 2 tbsp chopped flat-leaf parsley1 pound crabmeat

Method:
Melt butter and whisk in flour. Cook for 3 minutes then stir in milk, chopped onion, chicken base, pepper, and chopped parsley. Reduce the heat and cook until thick. Stir in crab meat; heat through.

Chicken Sweet Corn Soup

Ingredients:
1 tin sweet corn-cream style*4 cups chicken stock2 tbsp cornflour1 1/2 tsp salt1/4 tsp ajino moto (optional)1 egg, slightly beaten1/2 cup cooked diced chicken.

Method:
Dissolve the cornflour in 1/2 cup water and keep aside. Empty the contents of the corn tin into a saucepan add the stock and bring to a boil. Add the cornflour solution and let simmer for about 10 minutes. Add the salt and the shredded chicken and keep on simmer. Pour the egg in a thin stream over the simmering soup, stirring slowly all the time. Add the ajino moto and serve hot.

* Alternatively, you can crush some boiled corn, add enough water to make it into a thick, dough like consistency and use.