Broccoli Soup recipe

Ingredients:

1 small Broccoli

1 medium size Onion

1 medium size Potato

1 Small size Carrot

1/2 Cup Mushrooms (optional)

6-7 Almonds – soak it in water- Remove skin

Black / White Pepper Powder as per taste

Salt as per taste

For Seasoning

Oregano

Chili Flakes

Cilantro leaves (Alternative Coriander leaves)

Preparation:

1. Wash and cut Broccoli into small florets, Peel the skin and chop Onion, Potato, Carrot into small cubes. Retain some florets.
2. In a pressure cooker, add Broccoli florets, chopped Onion, Potato, Carrot and Almonds for around 2 whistle.
3. Let the pressure cool, smash the vegetable to mix and then blend it into a thick puree. 
4. Add salt & pepper to taste
5. Heat olive oil, saute diced Mushroom, till the Mushroom leaves the water and shrinks, add Broccoli florets, saute for another minute and little salt and pepper. 
6. Add the saute veggies to the soup while serving
7. Season it with Oregano, Chili flakes and sprinkle chopped Cilantro leaves.
8. Serve with Bread sticks 

Recipe & Image Contributed by Sudha Davda

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Ingredients:

1/2 Cup Fresh Corn kernels
1/2 Cup Baby Corn Finely Sliced
1/4 Cup Boiled Potato, Peel Skin and Chopped to bite-size pieces.
1/4 Cup Broccoli Florets 
1 Cup Carrot Finely Chopped
1/2 cup Beetroot Finely Chopped
2 cup Purple(Red) Cabbage Finely Chopped
1/2 Cup Green Cabbage Finely Chopped
1 American Kale leaf Finely Chopped

For seasoning: 
1 tbsp Olive Oil
3-4 Basil leaves – Finely chopped
3-4 Thyme leaves- Finely Chopped
1/2 tsp Black Pepper
Salt to taste
1 tsp Lime Juice

Preparation:

1. Add olive oil in a non stick pan on low flame. 
2. Add potato followed by all Veggies, Saute for a second and take it off flame.
3. Add salt and pepper, sprinkle chopped Basil and thyme leaves
4. Toss all ingredients in the pan heat, let it cool and Add lime juice as per taste.

Psst Psst.... Weight Gainers can replace Olive oil with Butter, you can also include a dash of honey.

Recipe and Images contributed by Vishal Davda