Light and Healthy Lauki/Bottle Gourd Soup

Name: Light and Healthy Lauki/Bottle Gourd Soup
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups peeled and chopped lauki/bottle gourd; 1/4 cup chopped red onions; 1 -inch piece ginger cut into 2 to 3 pieces; 2 green chillies/jalapenos; 3 cloves; 2 tbsp butter/oil; 1 vegetable seasoning cube (I have used Maggi brand); optional; To taste Salt; 1 tbsp ghee or butter for seasoning; To taste Black Pepper powder; as needed Chopped cilantro or coriander leaves and/or green onions for garnishing

Vanitha Bhat @cook_10017275

With minimal spices; lauki soup is a simple, light and warming soup to enjoy this winter!

Vanitha Bhat @cook_10017275

With minimal spices; lauki soup is a simple, light and warming soup to enjoy this winter!

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Ingredients

3 servings

2 cupspeeled and chopped lauki/bottle gourd
1/4 cupchopped red onions
1 -inch piece ginger cut into 2 to 3 pieces
2green chillies/jalapenos
3cloves
2 tbspbutter/oil
1vegetable seasoning cube (I have used Maggi brand); optional
To tasteSalt
1 tbspghee or butter for seasoning
To tasteBlack Pepper powder
as neededChopped cilantro or coriander leaves and/or green onions for garnishing

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Steps

1

In a pressure pot, heat butter or oil and once hot, add onions, ginger, cloves, green chilies and chopped bottle gourd and sauté on medium high for 2 to 3 minutes.
2

Add water to cover the vegetables and cook on high pressure for one whistle.
3

Once the pressure has dropped, drain the cooked vegetables and remove the cloves, ginger pieces and green chilli pieces (this is optional).
4

Blend the drained vegetables to a fine paste and transfer to a saucepan along with the strained broth.
5

Add salt to taste along with a single crushed cube of seasoning (optional).
Mix well, bring to a boil and reduce heat.
Simmer for about 5 to 7 minutes.
6

Meanwhile, prepare the seasoning. Heat ghee in a small saucepan and once melted, add pepper powder and fry for a few seconds.
Tip this into the hot simmering soup and mix well. Garnish with chopped cilantro or green onions.
Serve hot, light and soothing lauki or bottle gourd soup with toasted bread and maybe a salad on the side. Enjoy!! #Soup
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Use garlic if you like the flavor; it will give a different flavor dimension to the soup.
The same recipe can be used to make cabbage, carrot, spinach, pumpkin, squash, zucchini soup etc.
While choosing bottle gourd, choose the small and tender varieties. #Wintersoup.