Ingredients
The following ingredients have 4 Servings
- 2 Carrots (diced, medium)
- 1 Potato (diced, medium)
- 100 gm Bottle gourd (lauki / doodhi, diced)
- 4 Tomatoes (medium, quartered)
- 1 tbsp Oil
- 1/2 tbsp Cumin seeds
- 8 Black peppercorns
- 1 Onion (medium, sliced)
- Salt ( to taste)
- 1/2 tbsp Sugar
Instruction
- Heat one tablespoon oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds and black peppercorns. When the cumin seeds begin to change color add onion and saute for two minutes.
- Add carrots, potato, bottle gourd and stir. Add salt and mix. Add two cups of water, cover and cook till nearly done.
- Add tomatoes and continue to cook, covered, till all the vegetables are completely cooked. Strain and reserve the liquid. 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.
- Bring the soup to a boil. Adjust salt, add sugar and stir. Serve hot.