Rich Iron Soup

You must be surprised to read the name like that. Nothing came in mind except that name,since this soup really holds a very rich quantity of Iron. :)

Preparation time: 10 Minutes

Cooking time: 10 Minutes

Serves: 2

Ingredients:

1 Medium sized tomato

Half Beet root if it is a big one otherwise 1 small one will do.

Half onion

1 carrot

2 T spoon Ghee

Mustard seeds

Cumin seeds

Salt to taste

Curry leaves

1 T spoon grated ginger

1/4 T spoon red chilli powder(optional)

1 T spoon corn flour

Procedure:

1. Cut onion,beetroot,carrot,tomato in medium sized cubes.
2. Cook them in a pressure cooker for 4-5 whistles. ( As per your pressure cooker, all the ingredients should cook well to get mashed easily.
3. Remove the skin of tomatoes before you grind vegetables.
4. Once vegetables are little cooled down, put corn flour in the mixer along with cooked vegetables. Also,add grated ginger, 7-8 curry leaves. Grind well.
5. Add some water and grind well so that no lumps are present.
6. We are not going to filter the mixture in order to retain the fibre content in vegetables.
7. Pour 2 T spoon Ghee in a pan and let it heat well.
8. Put cumin seeds,curry leaves. Once they crackle, pour the ground mixture in it.
9. Add water as per your taste. Whichever consistency you need,thick or thin.
10. Add salt to taste, red chilli powder as per taste though it is optional. :)
11. Let it come to boil. Cook for around 7-8 minutes.
12. Before serving, sprinkle roasted Cumin seeds powder or pepper powder and squeeze little lemon juice.

Have a nice soup!!!

Note: Lemon juice will make the iron content of this soup get absorbed in your body fast.

Happy eating!!!!