Fresh Green Pea Soup

A hearty pea soup with simple Indian spices for a satisfying dinner. It is also a great way to include seasonal vegetables in our diet.

Ingredients Serves - 2

• Chopped onions - 1/2 cup
• Peas - 1 cup
• Grated ginger - 1 tblsp
• Bay leaf - 1 no
• Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
• Vegetable stock or water - 2 cups
• Salt and pepper for taste
• Oil - 1 tblsp

Method

• Heat a pan with oil, add grated ginger and cumin seeds - saute for a minute
• Add onions, bay leaf and saute till translucent
• Add peas, required salt and stock
• Simmer it for 15 minutes with lid on
• Remove from the stove and allow it to cool (remove the bay leaf)
• Puree it in the blender
• Pour the puree in the pan and reheat it
• Add pepper and serve with hot bread sticks or croutons

Nutritional Information

• Green peas is loaded with Antioxidants and Anti-inflammatory nutrients
• Green peas lowers the risk of most inflammatory diseases, including heart disease, type 2 diabetes and arthritis.
• Consumption of Green peas along with other legumes decreases the risk of stomach cancer
• Per serving = 70 calories approximately