VEGETABLE SOUP

                                                                                   

VEGETABLE SOUP

• 2 medium carrots sliced
• 1 medium potato diced
• 100 grams doodhi/lauki diced
• 4 medium tomatoes quartered
• 1 tsp oil
• ½ tsp cumin seeds
• 8 black peppercorns
• 1 medium onion thickly sliced
• Salt to taste
• ½ tsp sugar

  Method

• Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds, black peppercorns and onion sauté
• Add carrots, potato, bottle gourd and stir. Add salt and mix
• Add two cups of water cover and cook for ten minutes
• Add tomatoes and continue to cook covered till all the vegetables are completely cooked
• Strain and reserve the liquid. Cool the vegetables and then puree in a blender
• Transfer into a deep pan, add the reserved liquid and adjust consistency (should be thick)
• Bring the soup to boil, add salt sugar and salt stir
• Serve hot with fresh cream.