Ragi Veg Soup

Monsoon is near. A cup of hot tea is a good choice for the rainy season. You can also choose a cup of hot soup as a healthy option in the chilly climate. For good digestion and improved immunity, what could be a better season than soup, during the monsoon climate! As soups include vegetables, it is nutritious and contain enough fiber too. Ragi is good for health, both for kids and adults. You can substitute one meal with ragi soup if you are on a diet plan. Here is an easy recipe of Ragi-Vegetable soup.

Ingredients for Ragi Veg Soup:

1. Oil – 2 big spoons
2. Cumin seeds – 1 small spoon
3. Shallots – 4, chopped into round slices
   Green chilli – 1, chopped round
   Garlic – 3 cloves, chopped fine
4. Beans, carrot, broccoli, cabbage – 2 big spoons each, chopped
   Green peas – 2 big spoons
   Capsicum – 1, chopped fine
5. Turmeric powder – ¼ small spoon
   Pepper powder – 1 small spoon
   Salt – For taste
6. Ragi powder – 2 big spoons
   Water – 1.5 cps + 1 cup

How to prepare Ragi Veg Soup?

1. Heat oil in a pan and fry cumin seeds.
2. Sauté ingredients no: 3, followed by chopped vegetables and peas.
3. Add 1.5 cups of water and ingredients no: 5.
4. Boil the contents well.
5. Mix the ragi powder with 1 cup of water. Avoid the formation of lumps.
6. Add it to the boiling soup and keep stirring until it thickens.

Note: You can substitute ragi powder with arrowroot powder too.

Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine, May 28 -June 10, 2022

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