Spice Trail……

Another cold, gloomy, rainy day and all you want is a hot bowl of soup.

A complete meal in itself, with fresh vegetables and spices, makes this soup a personal favorite!!

INGREDIENTS:

1. 2 cups –vegetarian vegetable stock/broth -
2.  1 tsp  - butter
3. 1 medium- sized onion - chopped
4. 2 medium tomatoes - chopped
5. ¼ cup – chopped cabbage
6. ¼ cup – chopped green pepper / capsicum
7. ¼ cup – grated carrots
8. 1 medium sized – potato - diced
9. 1 green chili – chopped
10. 1 clove
11. 1 bay leaf
12. 1 cup water
13. 2 Tsp – lemon juice
14. 1 Tsp –chopped ginger½ Tsp – red chilly powder
15. ½ Tsp - Sugar
16. ½ cup of fresh cilantro / coriander
17. 2 Tbsp fresh milk / cream
18. .Salt and Pepper to taste
19. Croutons

1. In a pan, melt butter, Add clove, bayleaf, green chilli, chopped onions. Saute till transparent.

2. Add all the remaining vegetables, salt and pepper to taste, sugar, red chilli powder, fresh cilantro and ginger

3. Mix well and pour the stock over the vegetables with 1 cup of water and lemon juice

4. Cover and bring it to a boil.Let it cook for around 25 minutes.

5. Remove from heat and strain the liquid.

6. Grind the vegetables into a paste and mix it again with the strained liquid.

7. Reheat for a few minutes

Serve hot

Garnish with cream and croutons.