Healthy food : Stem Soup

Stem Soup

Ingredients :

Spinach Leaves, Spring Onion, Celery

8-10 stems of spinach leaves
4-5 tender stalks of the leaves just below cauliflower
2-3 stems of coriander leaves
1 small sprig spring onion
1 stalk of celery
1/2" ginger peeled and crushed
1 clovette garlic crushed
1 tbsp. corn flour
1/4 dried red chili crushed
1/2 tsp. sugar
Salt to taste
Pepper as per taste
1/2 tsp. oil or butter
2 1/2 cups water.

Method :

Clean any fibrous threads from the stems.
Chop the vegetables into thin slanted slivers.
Heat oil in a pan. Add ginger garlic.
Sauté for a minute. Add vegetables.
Stir-fry till tender. Add water and bring to a boil.
Mix corn flour in 1/2 cup cold water.
Add to soup, stirring continuously till it comes back to a boil.
Add the chili, sugar, salt, pepper and boil till thickened like cornsoup
Serve fresh and piping hot.

Making time: 20 minutes

Makes for: 3

Shelf life: Best freshly made