Zesty-Lemon Coriander Soup

I am going to be making soups which haven’t been tried usually.
In this attempt, I started off with making Corriander-Lemon clear soup.
When I researched, I found out that chicken broth is generally used as the stock for the soup.
However, I have used Celery, Potatoes and Cauliflower to make the stock.
The soup was very light. Think Lemon Rasam.
But the corriander and celery held back the acidity of lemon that you would get from Lemon Rasam, making it more balanced.
You can perhaps alter this balance by reducing the stock more or by adding more celery and potatoes.
To summarise, it was a right balance between tanginess of the lemon and mushiness of the celery and potatoes.
It’s a soothing-hearty soup to have when you’re sick with a cold.

All you need to make the soup is :-

1. 1 small cup of coriander leaves
2. 1 and a half lemon- depending on your requirement.
3. Vegebtable stock of 500 ml – depends on the requirement.
4. Salt to taste
5. Grounded/ Powdered pepper for the spice
6. Finely chopped onions
7. Four pods of finely chopped garlic
8. One green chilli- finely chopped
9. Turmeric powder
10. 1 litre of water

CHOPPED ONIONS, GREEN CHILLIES, GARLIC

FINE CHOPPED CORIANDER LEAVES

LEMON JUICE FROM 1 AND A HALF LEMON

BLACK PEPPER POWDER

Making of the Vegetable Broth:-

1. In a non-stick pan , add cauliflower, celery and potatoes (can be any vegetable that helps in giving the better broth/stock. Thicker and better consistency)
2. Add water till the brim of the pan.
3. You can add some salt
4. Let it boil for 15 minutes till you see the stock bubbling
5. Strain the solid vegetables and pour the vegetable broth in a seperate vessel and keep it aside.

VEGETABLE STOCK INGREDIENT

Making of the Soup:-

1. In a non-stick pan, add some olive oil (you can add some butter as well) with finely chopped onions, garlic and chillies.
2. Sautee till they turn transluscent.
3. Meanwhile, squeeze the lemon juice
4. Add the chopped coriander leaves, lemon juice to the pan and keep mixing.
5. Add the vegetable broth to the mixture. You can keep adding water as per however you want the consistency.
6. Add some salt to taste with a pinch of Turmeric powder as per the requirement.
7. Add one spoon of the black pepper powder and keep mixing the ingredients.
8. You can add some water.
9. Set the pan on medium flame. This will take at least 15-20 minutes for the ingredient to completely boil (you can witness the bubbles)
10. Serve with a sprinkle of Oregano seasoning and some butter.

PAN SAUTEE

KEEP MIXING AND LET IT BOIL

READY TO BE SERVED. ADD A SCOOP OF BUTTER AND ENJOY YOUR SOUP!!!