cabbage soup recipe | vegetable soup with cabbage | cabbage soup diet with detailed photo and video recipe. basically an extended or another variation to the popular vegetable soup made with cabbage juliens and choice of the veggies. it is a popular anglo indian soup diet recipe and is served mainly as a weight loss diet soup recipe. having said that it is still an excellent starter or appetizer recipe and can be served just before lunch or dinner.
well, to be honest, many would believe that cabbage soup is made just with cabbage juliens. but the reality is, it is one of the vegetables used to make the vegetable stock. the other primary vegetables used are carrot, beans and capsicum juliens. this is not the complete list and can be further experimented with other veggies too. i do not personally recommend you to overcrowd the soup with many vegetables and stick to basic ones. also, the other supporting vegetables should not overpower the cabbage as we are aiming to make simple and healthy vegetable soup with cabbage. apart from its health advantages, it is a filling soup recipe and can be served as mains for lunch and dinner. i prepare it when i or my husband likes to have something really lite, yet filling. you may also mix some leftover rice to make it a complete meal.
furthermore, before wrapping up the post some easy and important tips, suggestions and variations for cabbage soup recipe. firstly, the traditional recipe is made with meat or particularly with pork stock, but i have used vegetable stock in this recipe. if you do have access to meat-based stock or comfortable with meat, you should be good to use it. secondly, the same recipe can also be made with masala spices to make cabbage masala soup. you can dry spices like pepper, red chilli powder and garam masala to match indian taste buds. lastly, with the addition of cabbage juliens, you can also add large cabbage leaves to the soup as a variation.
finally, i request you to check my other soup recipes collection with this post of cabbage soup recipe. it main includes my other tasty and healthy recipe like carrot ginger soup, hot and sour soup, vegetable soup, lemon coriander soup, bonda soup, sweet corn soup, beetroot soup, lemon rasam, punarpuli saaru, carrot soup. further to these i would also like to mention other recipes collection like,
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cabbage soup recipe | vegetable soup with cabbage | cabbage soup diet
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 inch ginger, finely chopped
- 2 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 4 tbsp spring onion, chopped
- 2 cup cabbage, roughly chopped
- 1 carrot, shredded
- ½ capsicum, sliced
- 4 cup water
- ¾ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- ½ tsp pepper powder
- 2 tbsp mint, chopped
- 2 tbsp coriander, chopped
for slurry:
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- ½ cup water
Instructions
- firstly, in a kadai heat 2 tbsp olive oil and saute 1 inch ginger, 2 clove garlic and 2 tbsp spring onion.
- add 2 cup cabbage, 1 carrot and ½ capsicum.
- stir fry for 2 minutes on high flame until it shrinks slightly.
- further, add 4 cup water, ¾ tsp salt and mix well.
- stir and boil for 2 minutes.
- further, in a small bowl take 1 tbsp cornflour and ½ cup water.
- mix well making sure there are no lumps.
- pour the cornflour slurry and boil for 2 minutes or until soup thickens.
- now add 1 tbsp vinegar and ½ tsp pepper powder. mix well.
- also, add 2 tbsp spring onion, 2 tbsp mint and 2 tbsp coriander.
- finally, enjoy cabbage soup recipe garnished with more spring onion.
how to make cabbage soup with step by step photo:
- firstly, in a kadai heat 2 tbsp olive oil and saute 1 inch ginger, 2 clove garlic and 2 tbsp spring onion.
- add 2 cup cabbage, 1 carrot and ½ capsicum.
- stir fry for 2 minutes on high flame until it shrinks slightly.
- further, add 4 cup water, ¾ tsp salt and mix well.
- stir and boil for 2 minutes.
- further, in a small bowl take 1 tbsp cornflour and ½ cup water.
- mix well making sure there are no lumps.
- pour the cornflour slurry and boil for 2 minutes or until soup thickens.
- now add 1 tbsp vinegar and ½ tsp pepper powder. mix well.
- also, add 2 tbsp spring onion, 2 tbsp mint and 2 tbsp coriander.
- finally, enjoy cabbage soup recipe garnished with more spring onion.
notes:
- firstly, make sure not to overcook vegetables as it turns mushy.
- also, add vegetables of your to make it nutritious.
- additionally, adding cornflour slurry helps to thicken to the soup.
- finally, cabbage soup recipe tastes great when served hot.