A protein-rich, healthy Indian soup with bottle gourd and mung beans for a wholesomely perfect dinner, when paired with some bread and salad.
A protein-rich, healthy Indian soup with bottle gourd and mung beans for a wholesomely perfect dinner, when paired with some bread and salad.
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Ingredients
Quantity
Bottle gourd (peeled and cut into small pieces)
1
Garlic cloves
2 big
Spinach
½ or 1 bunch
Whole green mung beans
½ cup
Olive oil
2 tbsp
Salt
To taste
Lime juice
Of half a lime
Chili flakes
For garnish
Cilantro
For garnish
Water
As required
Croutons
As required
ethod of Preparation
Soak the green mung beans in water overnight.
Next day wash them and rinse. Prepare to boil them in a pressure cooker or a pot.
Add some salt and boil them until soft. Strain access water and keep it aside.
Peel the bottle gourd and chop it into pieces. Peel the garlic cloves and wash the spinach leaves.
Add the bottle gourd, spinach and garlic in a pot, add some salt and very little water.
Pressure cook it or in a pot until all soft.
Once done let it cool down and hand blend it or blend it in a mixer until smooth purée. Add some water if needed. But keep it thick.
In a pot add the olive oil. Once it is hot add the pearl onions and sauté them until golden brown.
Add the bottle gourd and spinach purée into the onions and stir well.
Let it simmer for a few mins and then add the boiled whole green mung beans to the purée. Adjust the consistency by adding the water if needed.
Add the salt and lime juice to achieve the desired taste.
Bring the soup to a boil and put off the flame.
Garnish with a little cilantro, sprinkle some chilli flakes and drop on a couple of croutons.
Serve hot.
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About the Contributor
Noopur Shah
ICCA Alumni and a successful home caterer who believes cooking is an art full of creativity, where you dance in your kitchen, mix your imagination with a twist and put together a delicious meal.
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A protein-rich, healthy Indian soup with bottle gourd and mung beans for a wholesomely perfect dinner, when paired with some bread and salad.
A protein-rich, healthy Indian soup with bottle gourd and mung beans for a wholesomely perfect dinner, when paired with some bread and salad.
Recipe Card
Ingredients
Quantity
Bottle gourd (peeled and cut into small pieces)
1
Garlic cloves
2 big
Spinach
½ or 1 bunch
Whole green mung beans
½ cup
Olive oil
2 tbsp
Salt
To taste
Lime juice
Of half a lime
Chili flakes
For garnish
Cilantro
For garnish
Water
As required
Croutons
As required
ethod of Preparation
Soak the green mung beans in water overnight.
Next day wash them and rinse. Prepare to boil them in a pressure cooker or a pot.
Add some salt and boil them until soft. Strain access water and keep it aside.
Peel the bottle gourd and chop it into pieces. Peel the garlic cloves and wash the spinach leaves.
Add the bottle gourd, spinach and garlic in a pot, add some salt and very little water.
Pressure cook it or in a pot until all soft.
Once done let it cool down and hand blend it or blend it in a mixer until smooth purée. Add some water if needed. But keep it thick.
In a pot add the olive oil. Once it is hot add the pearl onions and sauté them until golden brown.
Add the bottle gourd and spinach purée into the onions and stir well.
Let it simmer for a few mins and then add the boiled whole green mung beans to the purée. Adjust the consistency by adding the water if needed.
Add the salt and lime juice to achieve the desired taste.
Bring the soup to a boil and put off the flame.
Garnish with a little cilantro, sprinkle some chilli flakes and drop on a couple of croutons.
Serve hot.
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About the Contributor
Noopur Shah
ICCA Alumni and a successful home caterer who believes cooking is an art full of creativity, where you dance in your kitchen, mix your imagination with a twist and put together a delicious meal.
This is a global platform for you to showcase your best for the world to see, in what you love doing most, Cook!
To get featured, upload your favourite recipe on Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn and tag ICCA Dubai with the hashtags #iccadubai and #iccamorningpost.
