Zucchini and Carrot Clear Soup

A different soup with a different taste! The use of many ingredients in this soup has a lot of health benefits and is best suited for the monsoon season to fight against flu, cough and cold.

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 25 mins
Makes 4 servings

Ingredients
• 2 tbsp oil
• 2 tbsp chopped onions
• 2 tsp chopped garlic
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
• 4 cups vegetable stock
• 1/4 cup peeled and sliced carrots
• 1/2 tsp baharat*
• salt to taste
• 1/4 cup chopped tomatoes
• 4 cups vegetable stock
• 1/4 cup sliced zucchini
• 1/4 cup peeled and sliced carrots
• 2 tsp chopped celery
• 3 tbsp chopped parsley

For Serving
pita bread

Method
1. Heat the oil in a pan. Add the garlic and onions and sauté till the onions turn translucent.
2. Add the baharat, salt, black pepper and tomatoes and sauté for another 2 minutes.
3. Add the vegetable stock and bring to boil.
4. Lower the flame and add the zucchini, carrots and celery.
5. Cover the pan with a lid and allow to simmer for about 20 minutes or till the vegetables are cooked.
6. Add the parsley and mix well.
7. Serve hot with pita bread.
*Baharat is a spice mix easily available in the market. It is a mixture of spices like cardamom, cinnamon, black pepper, cassia bark, cloves, cumin seed, coriander seeds, nutmeg and red chilli.