Healthy Foodist
BOTTLE GOURD SOUP
Difficulty:
Preparation Time:
5 Minutes
Cooking Time:
20 Minutes
Total Time:
25 Minutes
Servings:
2
Bottle gourd, also known as Lauki (Hindi), Doodhi (Marathi) or Calabash is a very easily available, local vegetable having numerous benefits and is one of the lowest calorie vegetables carrying just about 14 calories per 100 grams.
Due to its high water and fiber content, and being rich in numerous nutrients, antioxidants, bottle gourd aids in better digestion and weight loss. It also acts as a natural cleanser resulting in improved skin health. Bottle gourd is said to help in treating sleep disorders and also maintaining a healthy heart.
This Bottle gourd Soup recipe is one of my favorite among a few recipes that I have tried until now. It’s an Oil free, Gluten free soup recipe that’s Vegan too.
You can replace the garlic powder in this soup with 3-4 freshly minced garlic cloves if you don’t have garlic powder or you don’t want to alter the light colour of the soup. However, do not skip garlic here. All the spices used in this Bottle Gourd Soup go very well with each other providing a perfect taste and flavour to the soup.
Ingredients:
- 1 large bowl of bottle gourd, peeled and diced
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 small tomato, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon black pepper powder
- Salt, to taste
- 2 teaspoon coriander leaves, finely chopped
- Juice of half lemon
Direction:
- Add the diced bottle gourd, chopped onion and tomato in a pressure cooker along with one cup of water and cook for about 4 whistles.
- Allow the cooker to depressurize by itself, and then remove vegetables from the cooker.
- Once the vegetables are cooled, blend them into a smooth paste. Add the paste to a sauce pan. There’s no need to strain the paste if you are blending it finely.
- Now to the bottle gourd paste, add in 2-3 cups of water. You can adjust the thickness of the soup as per your liking and increase or decrease the quantity of water here.
- When the soup starts to simmer, it’s time to add garlic powder, oregano, black pepper powder, salt and chopped coriander leaves.
- Give a stir and let it simmer for 5 mins on low- medium heat.
- Transfer the amazing Bottle Gourd Soup in serving bowls. Add a dash of lemon juice and enjoy while it’s still hot!
