Home-Style Mixed Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

• 2 medium carrots, diced
• 1 medium potatoes, diced
• 100 grams bottle gourd (lauki/doodhi), diced
• 4 medium tomatoes, quartered
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 7-8 black peppercorns
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• Salt to taste  
• 1/2 teaspoon Sugar

Method

1. Heat one tablespoon oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds and black peppercorns. When the cumin seeds begin to change colour add onion and sauté for two minutes.
2. Add carrots, potato, bottle gourd and stir. Add salt and mix. Add two cups of water, cover and cook till nearly done.
3. Add tomatoes and continue to cook, covered, till all the vegetables are completely cooked. Strain and reserve the liquid.
4. Cool the vegetables and then puree in a blender. Transfer into a deep pan, add the reserved liquid and adjust consistency. It should be quite thick.
5. Bring the soup to a boil. Adjust salt, add sugar and stir. Serve hot.

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