Saturday, February 19, 2011

Lemon Grass and Vegetable Soup


The Lemon grass is a good cleanser that helps to detoxify the Liver, pancreas, kidney, bladder and the digestive tract. It cuts down uric acid, cholesterol, excess fats and other toxins in the body while stimulating digestion, blood circulation, and lactation; it also alleviates indigestion and gastroenteritis. Also, it can reduce blood pressure. Lemon grass, when boiled contains high amounts of beta-carotene; the powerful anti-oxidant that helps to prevent cancer.

Ingredients
Serves 2-3
1 vegetable soup cube
1 bowl of vegetables, like celery, cabbage, carrot, tofu, green and red chili, mushroom - diced
Lemon Juice
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tbsp minced garlic and ginger
Salt to taste
2 lemon grass sticks cut into 4 inches length
1 tsp corn flour mixed in cold water
For garnishing
Few spring onion diced
Coriander leaves finely chopped

Method


Heat oil in a pan, sauté garlic and ginger for a minute. Add vegetables, stock cube and lemon grass, stir for 2-3 minutes.


Add one bowl of water, cover the pan with lid and boil the soup for 5-10 minutes till vegetables are tender.


When soup is simmering add corn flour mixture, and salt to taste stir for 2 minutes. Turn off heat add lemon juice and salt to taste.


Ladle soup into bowls garnish with coriander and spring onion.

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6 comments:

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  2. thanks for dropping by my blog. this looks delicious, perfectly aromatic for a soup.

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  3. Beautiful soup...I love lemon grass but don't use it enough. I need to pick some up fresh :)

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  4. yes after learning about lemon grass benefits, i'm trying to use them frequently too. It's a good flavor to add to gravies and curries as well.

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  5. Beautiful soup...I love lemon grass but don't use it enough. I need to pick some up fresh :)

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  6. thanks for dropping by my blog. this looks delicious, perfectly aromatic for a soup.

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