Healthy Soup

          December is here and there is a nip in air. You long for something hot and soothing for your taste buds. You try out different kinds of soups, which will make you feel warm.

This soup is a changed version of famous and all-time favorite Monchow soup. This soup contains lots of veggies and oats and is filling and soothing too especially since this weather brings in cold and cough and you just long for some warm soups…

So here is list of ingredients.

Time for preparation : 30 min

Serves : 2 people

Ingredients :

2 cups finely chopped mixed vegetables (broccoli/cauliflower, cabbage, French beans, carrot, mushroom, baby corn/American corn, bell peppers green/red/yellow)

1 tomato – finely chopped

1 large onion – finely chopped

1 tablespoon garlic – finely chopped

1 tablespoon grated ginger

1 green chilli finely chopped (optional)

1 tablespoon dried or fresh herbs like basil, oregano, thyme, sage or just coriander leaves will do

1 tablespoon oil or butter

1 cup plain oats or masala oats

Salt and black pepper powder to taste

Method :

1.     In a thick bottom pan add the oil/butter.

2.   Sauté ginger, garlic and onion till translucent.

3.   Add the chopped veggies and tomato.

4.   Sauté for a minute.

5.    Add 1 litre water, salt and herbs and let it come to boil.

6.   Add the oats and mix well and cover the pan and let it cook till all veggies are cooked.

7.    Adjust the salt, add pepper powder.

8.   Serve hot.

Hot n yummy soup.... 

PS : I am not a good at clicking snaps, one might not find the pic tempting but I can assure you one thing you will definately love the soup...

Notes:

• If not broccoli you can use normal cauliflower.
• If you don’t like oats in your soup, you can avoid adding it while cooking.
• Now-a-days lots of flavored oats are available in market; you can use it instead of normal, plain oats. It will also give different flavor to the soup.
• If you don’t have fresh herbs you can add dried herbs or just add coriander and mint leaves.
• Instead of onion you can use spring onions also with its green leaves.

  

Enjoy cooking… Enjoy winter J