I’m not a big fan of soup. But i always try to include it in my diet once or twice a week. In my pantry, Podalangai is always used either in kootu or sambar. Today i tried to include this veggie in soup. I was not at all sure how it will turn. But to my surprise, it turned out well. I was fully satisfied with its outcome. You need to adjust pepper powder as the taste was little bland. Lets check this simple method to prepare Podalangai Soup,
Overall Time (Preparation & Cooking): 20-25 mins
Serves: 2
Ingredients :
- 1/2 cup Chopped Snake gourd (Podalangai)
- 2 tbsp Oats
- 1 medium sized onion
- 2-3 garlic flakes
- 1 tsp fennel seeds (saunf)
- 1/2 tsp cumin powder (jeera)
- 1 tsp pepper powder – according to your taste
- salt to taste
- 2 cloves
- 1/2 cinnamon stick
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tbsp chopped coriander
Method :
- Heat 2 tsp olive / canola oil in a pressure cooker. Temper cloves, cinnamon, fennel seeds and bay leaf.
- Add chopped onions and saute a while. Add garlic flakes and chopped snake gourd. Saute a while.
- Add cumin powder, chopped coriander and little salt. Add 3-4 cup water and stir well. Close the lid and pressure cook for 2-3 whistles.
- Remove from the heat and allow to cool. Discard bay leaf. Filter the stock and keep it aside.
- Grind cooked vegetable in a mixer to smooth paste. Heat cooker along with the prepared stock.
- Add ground paste, oats, salt and pepper. Stir everything well and let it boil for few seconds. Remove from the heat and serve hot/cold.
Notes :
- You can use any combination of vegetables to prepare this soup.
- The soup will be little bland so adjust pepper powder according to your taste.
Should be a very healthy and filling soup! 🙂
Superb combo.Love to try and taste it
Regards
Shobas Delight
wow, super healthy and delicious soup, will try this soon…
Super healthy and tasty looking soup.
Deepa
Very interesting soup. Love the spices you used.
tempting cup of warm soup…
innovative soup dear…
very unusual combo, and the soup looks very comforting and healthy….
Such a healthy and filling soup..i never tasted this combination looks interesting..
healthy n innovative combo da, love hte pepper topped click!!!
Soup looks so comforting PT 🙂 like u even I dont like soups but still I should appreciate you for having soups weekely
Love the colour of the soup,seriously makes me drool..Oats and snakegourd seriously very new combo.
wow that a very very delicious and yummy soup 🙂 looks so appetizing 🙂
Such a different and innovative recipe, soup looks awesome..