VEGETABLE GARLIC SOUP

Ingredients:

Onion – 1

Garlic – 2 cloves

Ginger - ¼  inch piece 

Broccoli – ½ cup florets

Baby corn – 4 pieces

Paneer cubes - a few slices

Cabbage – a few leaves thinly sliced

Red , yellow - bell pepper thinly sliced- 1/2 cup

Pepper - 1/4 Tsp           

Garlic powder - 1/2 tsp 

Onion powder - 1/2 tsp 

Soya sauce – ½ tsp

White vinegar- 1/2 tsp

Corn Flour - 2 tsps

Any vegetable oil – 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Method:

Dice the onion. Mince the ginger very finely and crush the garlic with the back of a knife and chop. 

Chop or slice all the above listed vegetables in the ingredients.

Heat the oil in a sauce pan, Now add the onion and sauté till its translucent. add the ginger, garlic to the oil, and add some salt. Stir for a couple of minutes till you smell of the ginger and garlic in the oil. After this, add all the above mentioned vegetables and stir and let it cook for a couple of minutes. 

Add the soya sauce and vinegar at this point. Add about 2 cups of water, let it come to a boil. Add salt .

The vegetables should be half done by now, still crunchy. Now at this stage add in the paneer cubes .

Flavor up with garlic powder and onion powder . 

Mix water with the corn flour ensuring that there are no lumps. Cook for some more time. 

Ensure that the vegetables are half cooked and crunchy. This way they retain the color and the soup looks colorful as well. Add freshly grounded black pepper. Simmer for 5 minutes and turn off the heat.

Now, check for salt and spice, if needed, you can add it at this point. Since we are using vegetables with different colors, the soup looks colorful and interesting to kids. You can add a dash of butter to taste better ... and serve steaming hot.