Easy and Quick Vegetable Soup

Try this quick and easy soup recipe for a tasty and nutritious meal-in-a-bowl for your lazy dinner. Serve with accompaniments like Breadsticks or Garlic bread. This soup makes it easy to eat your veggies.

Ingredients:

• Onion, sliced- 1 medium
• Carrot, sliced- 1 medium
• Potato, sliced- 1 small
• Cabbage, chopped- ½ cup or 4 leaves
• Tomato- 2 medium
• Corn kernels- 2 tbsp to ¼ cup
• Pumpkin- a small piece (optional)
• Celery, chopped- 1 stalk or Coriander stems- ½ cup
• Garlic, crushed- 2 to 3 cloves
• Bay leaf- 2
• Black peppercorns- 4
• Cinnamon stick- ½ inch
• Butter or olive oil- 1 to 2 tbsp
• Chilli flakes or mild chilli powder- ½ to 1 tsp or to taste
• Ground pepper- to taste
• Salt- to taste
• Parsley or fresh coriander-  for garnishing 

Method:

• Wash and chop all veggies. 
• Heat the butter in a small pressure cooker, add bay leaf, black peppercorns, cinnamon stick and saute a while.
• Add the onions and garlic. Saute for a minute.
• Add all remaining vegetables and sauté on for 2 minutes.
• Add 2 cups of water, mix well and pressure cook for 3 whistles.
• Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid. 
  
• Cool and remove bay leaf and cinnamon stick.
• Blend in a mixer or with a hand blender till smooth. 
  
• Add the salt and chili flakes. 
• Add some water if required and mix well and cook for 2 minutes, stir occasionally. Bring to boil.
• Transfer this hot soup in a bowl, garnish with freshly grounded black pepper and parsley or fresh coriander

Tip: You can use any other vegetables as your likes.