I prefer traditional South Indian Soup over any chinese/continental way! Yeah….rich in spices and fresh veggies certainly makes it delectable! The spices induces the digestive juices. Veggie’s vitamins, both water soluble and fat soluble are retained in the soup bowl!

I chose cabbage today! Some of its medicinal uses: Infact most of the crusiferous greens, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli, bok choy, chinese cabbage, napa cabbage, purple cabbage all contain sulforaphane and indole-3-carbinols, the two potent anti-cancer molecules!!! These substance helps to detoxify certain carcinogenic substances! Prevent from developing into malignant tumors! They also promote the death of cancer cells and block their growth!!

So many vegetables are cancer fighting but enough cooking makes them to lose their sulphurous aroma and becomes sweet! These veggies to be treated gently to retain their vitality. So try to fix a soup dish or a stir-fry! See my cabbage stir-fry! They would be much like freshly sliced! I adore my Mommy now….she tosses her veggies for just quick 2 minutes fry. She never uses any strong flavours or seasonning! The veggies look exactly in the same color as fresh ones!!! Amazing!

Ingredients:

To be Toasted Each Seperately and Powdered Togather:

Coriander seeds 1 fistful
Whole peppercorns 2 spoons
Cumin seeds 2 spoons

Coarsely Wet-Grind These:

Chilies 1-2
Onion 1 small bulb
Ginger 1-2″ piece
Garlic 2-3 beads
Tomato 1
Curry leaves few
Coriander leaves few

To chop:

Cabbage (green ) – shredded 1 bowl full
Scalion 1
Tomato 1
Cilantro leaves few
Salt
Turmeric 1 pinch

Sesonning:

Cumin seeds 1/2 spoon
Peppercorns 1/4 spoon
Curry leaves few
Oil few spoons.

Method:

In a wide pot/dutch oven, heat oil. Add pepper, cumin and curry leaves. Wait till it pops up.

Add chooped ingredients, salt and pinch of turmeric to it. Saute for few minutes.

Add 4-6 mugs of water…bring it to boil. Add powdered spices too. Let this boil really well over low-medium heat! Maybe till all the spices and veggies flavour steep into the soup liquid.

Remove from heat and serve immediately as a starter. Serves best as a in between- meals.