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Light Lunch - Vegetable Soup

My last few days at Chesterfield, home alone, cherishing all the happy memories of the last 4 years. Spent whole day flipping through the photographs with a hot mug of Coffee relaxing on my recliner. I was in no mood to cook but then getting hungry is human, so I had to visit my kitchen to see what could be made. I decided to go light today so made use of all the remaining veggies (to clear off the fridge) to make a healthy Vegetable Soup. I finished off making a warm, healthy, filling soup for my lunch just within half an hour & went back to my couch only to get more lazy. Sometimes its good when you do nothing at all!! ;)

Ingredients:
  • 1/2 of medium cauliflower (cut into florets)
  • 2 medium carrots (peeled & finely diced)
  • 1 cup of fresh or frozen peas
  • 1 medium potato (finely diced)
  • 1 medium onion (finely chopped)
  • 2-3 cloves of garlic (crushed)
  • 25 gm butter
  • salt & pepper to season
Method:
  1. Melt the butter in a pressure cooker. Now add the crushed garlic & the chopped onion. Saute well.
  2. When the onion go translucent, put the cauliflower, diced carrots, peas, diced potato to it. Season well with lots of pepper & salt to taste. Add water till the veggies get covered fully. Close the pressure cooker & cook until 2 quick whistles.
  3. Let the pressure go off fully from the cooker. Open the lid of the cooker & mash the boiled veggies with a potato masher.
  4. Serve the hot soup in a bowl & top it off with some more pepper & a knob of butter if you want.

Linking this recipe to ameessavourydish.blogspot.com where she is hosting a link party "Fit & Fabulous Fridays".

Comments

  1. Comforting vegetable soup! Always perfect as a light and quick meal... Yummy!

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  2. Love it! And I just picked fresh Pea's from my garden this morning! :)

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  3. Omg, soup looks extremely filling,comforting and warm..

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  5. wow soup looks yummy!!! your bowel is magical bowel!!!!looks interesting!!!!
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  6. soup looks yummy, very delicious one..

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  7. A very delicious and yummy bowl of soup...first time to your space...glad to follow you dear

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  8. A delicious recipe,luks so healthy and tempting...

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  9. That's a pretty comforting soup!!! :)

    Thanks for visiting mine...here I am in your yummy space ;)

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  10. Healthy and so tempting soup.

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  11. Thats a lovely soup,Looks so healthy and delicious!

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  12. i love this..may be I'll make this for dinner tonight..:)
    Tasty Appetite

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  13. perfect for a lazy day :)..yumm!!

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  14. This is what I call a comfort meal. Lovely recipe...

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  15. light and tasty lunch too :)

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  16. Delicious and tummy filling soup dear...
    Thanks for stopping by at MyCulinaryTrialRoom.. Happy to follow ur lovely space dear...

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  17. Made this lovely soup for lunch today and it was awesome !!!!!

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  18. Hope you felt good and the fever disappeared after drinking it...:)

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