Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Servings: 2-3 Servings

A quick 10 minute soup to fill your hunger pangs. The simple flavours of this soup makes it a lovely one to have even during summers (but with different seasonal veggies).The one below is great for warming your winters.

Ingredients

• Beans:½ cup (finely chopped)
• Carrot:½ cup (finely chopped)
• Cabbage:½ cup (finely chopped)
• Sweet Corn:¼ cup (pre-boiled). If you do not have pre-boiled, throw in some directly into the soup
• Green onions:2 pieces - finely chopped (keep some for garnishing)
• Garlic:3-4 pods finely chopped
• Lemon juice:2 lemons
• Hot Water:2 -3 cups
• Rock salt to taste
• Black pepper to taste (we prefer lots of it)

FOR GARNISHING

• Garlic – 7-8 pods. Slice thinly and stir fry in little cold pressed oil till they are brown and leave aroma
• Coriander – lots of it (1/2 to 1 cupfinely chopped)
• Chopped green onions
• Roasted peanuts or roasted amaranth (optional)

Method

• Salt the onions and garlic in a bowl and leave for a while (This ways you do not need oil to fry them).
• Warm up a pan.
• Put in the onion and garlic.
• Stir till brown.
• Add other vegetables (keep boiled corn for last).
• Stir for some more time.
• Add half of the coriander.
• Don’t over cook – as veggies need to be crunchy.
• Add in water and give one boil.
• Add in salt and pepper.
• Add lemon juice at the end (taste the broth to balance).
• Switch off the gas – as you don’t want to overcook the veggies.
• Serve in soup ceramic bowls (yeah your best-looking ones!).
• Garnish with sautéed garlic, more coriander and chopped green onions and roasted peanuts (optional)
• Taste-test for lemon flavor and balance of salt.

Slurp up!!

Wellcure Tip: You could choose to add rice glass noodles to the soup. Simply put the rice glass noodles in hot water for 2 minutes, drain and add!

Eating guide

• Food group: vegetables
• Veggies, are loaded with enzymes and high water content.
• They aid in digestion and act as a daily dose of vitamins and minerals.
• Steaming or light cooking the veggies ensure you are able to retain the enzymes and the nourishment - making it easier for the body to complete its nutritional profile intake.
• You can have lemon coriander soup when you have a craving for something hot to sip on a winter evening.
• Could be clubbed with a salad of choice.

Image courtesy for title pic: www.yourvegrecipe.com

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