Winter Soup

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A perfect Winter soup recipe which is ideal for winter evenings. A medley of vegetables like pumpkin, tomatoes and carrots mixed with seasonings and served topped with creamed corn and mint sprigs in the winter soup is simply irrestible!

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Winter Soup recipe - How to make Winter Soup

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Preparation Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 25 mins 4
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Ingredients

For the Stock:
150 gms red pumpkin (bhopla / kaddu), peeled and cubed
2 small sized onions, sliced
500 gms fresh or canned plum tomatoes
1 medium sized carrot, sliced
2 tbsp cornflour
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp garam masala
salt to taste

For the garnish:
2 tbsp margarine or soft butter
50 gms finely chopped coriander (dhania) and mint leaves (phudina)
25 gms canned corn kernels (makai ke dane)
1 tsp dried mango powder (amchur)
2 tbsp black pepper (kalimirch) powder

Method

Heat the olive oil in a pan.
Add the garam masala
Then add all the chopped onion, pumpkin, tomatoes & carrots.
Saute for about 5-6 minutes.
Remove from pan & microwave on high for 4 minutes
Once the vegetables or soft, blend all of them in a blender or mixi.
Strain the mixture, by drizzling water on it from time to time and extracting all the vegetable juice fromthe dregs, to the maximum possible extent.
Pour the blended stock into a flat bottomed pan & let it boil for 10 minutes.
Then add salt, pepper, amchur powder, cornflour & maragrine.
Allow it to boil for another 5 minutes.
Garnish with coriander, mint & creamed corn.
Serve hot.