Sunday, October 6, 2013

Butternut Squash soup

Fall is here ,the weather is bit cold  and soup is one of the most comfort food .Butternut squash is rich in fiber and it also good for heart , as well as it regulates blood sugar. This  fall veggie is  cooked in many ways such as curry ,soup,used in paratha  or simply roasted and used in salad.Butternut squash soup is very healthy and tasty and is very easy to cook.I came up with this recipe after I was told by my cardio doctor to include lots of vegetables in my diet.Hope you would try this out and don't forget to leave me a comment.

Ingredients

2 cups chopped butternut squash
1 medium carrot chopped
1 Serrano pepper
1/4 teaspoon red chilli flakes
1 celery stock roughly chopped
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon minced garlic
salt to taste
1 cup vegetable stock
1 tablespoon cilantro roughly chopped
Few mint leaves roughly chopped
oil
1 tablespoon lemon or lime juice

Method
1. Heat oil in a pot,add in all the veggies,onions,garlic,red chilli flakes,pepper and salt.
2. Mix everything together and then add in stock and cover and let it cook until all the veggies are cooked through.
3 Add in cilantro and mint and cover ,turn off the stove.
4 .When a little cool add the soup into the blender and blend it until smooth.Add in lemon juice.and serve with sandwich or crackers.


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