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Here comes cream free, dairy free yummy ridge gourd and fenugreek leaves soup. Tender ridge gourd and fresh fenugreek leaves are cooked with onion, chillies and garlic.

Health benefits:

Ridge gourd is low in fat, high in fiber and has blood purifying properties. It contains insulin and control blood and sugar levels. It is best for weight loss as it has fewer calories. This contains insulin like Peptides and Alkaloids within the vegetable that helps to reduce the sugar levels in both the blood and urine. It gives cooling effect on the body.

Fenugreek is used for digestive problems such as loss of appetite, upset stomach, constipation, and inflammation of the stomach (gastritis). It is also used for conditions that affect heart health such as “hardening of the arteries” (atherosclerosis) and for high blood levels of certain fats including cholesterol and triglycerides.

So this soup has excellent health benefits, enjoy this with a toast.

Yields: 4-5servings
Preparation time: 15minutes
Cooking time: 30minutes

Ingredients:

• Chopped ridge gourd-2cups
• Chopped fenugreek leaves-1cup
• Chopped onion-1num
• Coconut milk-1/2cup
• Green chilli- 2-3
• Crushed garlic-2 cloves
• Salt- as per taste

Garnish:

• Coconut milk

Procedure:

• Bring water to boil in a sauce pan and cook ridge gourd for 5-7minutes on a medium flame.
• Add chopped fenugreek leaves, onions, green chillies and cook for another 2-3minutes along with ridge gourd.
• Once cooked allow it to cool, blend in a mixer/food processor along with crushed garlic to a smooth puree.
• Transfer this ground puree to a non-stick pan, add salt, coconut milk and bring it to boil.
• Garnish with coconut milk and serve hot with breads.

Note:

• This soup can also be converted to delicious sambar/stew by adding cooked dal and tempering it.
• Ground pepper can be used to reduce the spice by skipping green chillies