Vegetable Soup

Recipe No:18
This is a very hearty yet healthy soup.  One of our kid’s favorite. And as a mother I don’t have to see all the fuss made by them in front of the vegetables. This soup is good for even small kids. 

Ingredients

• Beans chopped……………………..1 ½ cups
• Carrot chopped…………………….3/4cup
• Cabbage chopped…………………1 ½ cup
• Tomato………………………………….2 large
• Onion chopped……………………..1/2 big
• Water……………………………………2 cups
• Butter……………………………………1 ½ Tablespoons
• All Purpose Flour/Maida………1 ½ Tablespoons
• Cold Milk……………………………….1 ½ cup
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Method of Preparation

1. Cook Beans, Carrots, Cabbage, Tomato, Onion and water in a pressure cooker, till one whistle.
2. When the pressure of the cooker is gone, blend all the vegetables with the excess water from the cooker in a blender till smooth and keep aside.
3. Heat Butter in a deep pan and fry the flour untill the raw smell is gone.
4. Add half cup of milk and whisk so that there are no lumps. Add the rest of the milk and blend in.
5. Let the milk thicken and start to boil along the edges.
6. Add the blended vegetables and mix well. Let it start to boil along the sides once more and switch off the flame.
7. Add salt and pepper to your taste and serve hot with a slice of bread.

Notes: Other vegetables like cauliflower, Celery etc can also be used to make this soup.
If you are on a diet, low calorie vegetables like Cabbage and Celery should be used more.
Low fat/ No fat milk works very good in this recipe too, making it healthier.
 





Make it, enjoy the deliciousness and
serve it to your family with love.