Recipe – A simple Ayurvedic Vegetable Soup

Ayurvedic Vegetable Soup

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Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Serves: 6-7 people

Ingredients

1 medium onion
½ cabbage
1 medium carrot
1 small beet root
1 tbsp oil
5 cups of water
½ teaspoon grated ginger
½ teaspoon coriander powder
¼ th teaspoon chili powder
½ teaspoon cumin powder
½ teaspoon turmeric powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp chopped cilantro

Procedure

1. Wash all the vegetables and cut into 1 inch pieces.
2. Heat oil in a big vessel. Add onion and stir fry for 3 minutes.
3. Add other vegetables and stir fry for 2 minutes.
4. Add 2 cups of water, ginger, turmeric, chili powder, salt and cook for 10 minutes.
5. Add coriander and cumin powder for 10 more minutes.
6. Add 3 cups of water and cook for 5 more minutes.
7. Before serving add lemon juice, chopped cilantro and mix well.
8. Serve the soup hot.

Benefits

The unique blend of herbs and vegetables makes this soup balance all three factors i.e Vata, Pitta and Kapha.