Vegetable Coriander Soup

Vegetable Soup in Marathi

Servings: for 3 to 4 persons (approx 1 cup per person)

Ingredients:
2 tbsp grated Carrot
2 tbsp Cauliflower, finely chopped
2 tbsp Cabbage, finely chopped
2 tsp Garlic paste
2 tbsp Oil
3 tbsp Cilantro, finely chopped
4 tbsp Green Onion (Only green part)
Salt to taste
1/4 tsp Black pepper powder
1 tsp Vinegar or Lemon juice
2 tbsp Corn Starch
4 cups water
1 tsp Soya sauce


Method:
1) Heat a wok or pan. Add garlic paste and saute until pink in color. Do not saute too long.
2) Add Cauliflower, Carrot and Cabbage. saute for 30 to 40 seconds over high heat. Add half of the green onions, saute for 10 to 15 seconds. Immediately add 3 and 1/2 cups water out of 4 cups. Also add salt to taste. Stir well.
3) To thicken the soup, we will be adding Corn starch. Mix 2 tbsp corn starch in the remaining 1/2 cup of water. Remove all the lumps. Once the soup starts boiling, add corn starch mixture into it and keep stirring to prevent lumps.
4) Let it simmer for couple of minutes to let the rawness of Corn starch go away. After 2 minutes turn off the heat. Add vinegar and Cilantro. Give a nice stir. Pour into serving bowl. Sprinkle little Pepper and garnish with Green Onions. Also add few drops of soy sauce if you like.

Note:
1) In this soup vinegar tastes better than lemon juice. But if you don't like flavor of vinegar, lemon juice also works.
2) Adjust the consistency of soup according to your liking.