Fibre-rich green vegetable soup
Servings: 10 cups
Calories: 29kcal
Ingredients
- 1 big bottlegourd peeled and roughly chopped
- 1 big onion roughly chopped
- 3 cloves garlic roughly chopped
- 1 tsp ginger roughly chopped
- 3 cups spinach leaves roughly chopped
- 1 cups coriander leaves
- 1/2 cup spring onion shoots chopped
- handful mint leaves
- 2 tbsp pepper powder
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1/2 lemon
- 2 tsp flaxseeds
- 1 tbsp olive oil extra virgin
- salt as required
- 1-2 cups water
Instructions
- Wash and chop the green leafy vegatables and grind them together in a mixie along with 2 tsp of flaxseeds. Keep aside.
- In a pressure cooker or a cooking pot, heat olive oil and add 1 tsp cumin seeds
- Once they start sizzling, add the chopped onions and garlic cloves and give it a mix.
- When the onions become brown, add the chopped bottle gourd pieces and saute. Add a little salt and mix.
- Add 1-2 cups water and pressure cook for 3 whistles or till it is cooked. (you will get a beautiful smell)
- Now with the help of a hand mixer or grinder, blend the cooked bottle gourd till it becomes saucy in texture,
- Now add the blended green leafy vegetable mix to this mix and allow it to come to a boil. Add another cup of water if required (as per your preferred consistency)
- Add 1 tablespoon pepper powder and serve.
- To make this a complete meal add 1 ladle full of cooked millets or oats or serve it with wholewheat bread.
- Garnish with chopped spring onion shoots. Serve hot.
