Spring Onion Soup

Green soup is a super healthy soup. Its key ingredients are spring onions and coriander leaves. Whenever I buy spring onions for fried rice, a lot of it remains unused. After I started making this soup, the greens get used up and also my kids get a super healthy evening snack. This recipe was given by my sister-in-law Akila’s mother, Vijaya aunty. Two years ago, I had been to Chennai to attend my nephew’s first birthday celebration. I also spent some time in Vijaya aunty’s place and collected some recipes from her. This is one of them. 

I have to admit that this is not one of the dishes where different spices explode in your mouth. You might find it a little bland, but at the same time, filling and extremely healthy. This is the reason why I make it a point to make this soup once in a while for my daughters. Spring onions are good for the overall health. They are loaded with a lot of essential nutrients. They taste milder than the regular onions. Coriander is great for the digestive system. So take a break from the junk and make your life healthier by including this green soup in your diet.

Prep time: 10 min|Cooking time: 10 min

Ingredients:

Spring onion green part- ½ cup

Spring onion white part- 1 tblsp

Coriander leaves- ½ cup

Soya sauce- ½ tsp

Chilly flakes- 1 tsp

Pepper powder- 1 tsp

Ginger- 1 tsp(finely cut)

Garlic- 1 tsp(finely cut)
Corn flour- 2tblsp

Salt-  as needed

Method:

1.       Wash and clean spring onion and separate the green and white part. Chop them finely and keep ready. Clean and cut the coriander leaves finely.

2.       Heat oil in a kadai. Add finely cut ginger and garlic and sauté for a minute. Then add the spring onion white part and fry well until it turns aromatic.

3.       Now add soya sauce and sugar and mix it well.

4.       Then add spring onion green part, coriander leaves, salt and chilly flakes and sauté it well.

5.       Mix corn flour in water and stir well without any lumps. Add this mixture to the kadai.

6.       Add water to adjust the consistency of the soup and let it boil for 2 to 3 mins.

7.       Finally add pepper powder and switch off the flame.

8.       Serve it hot.

Notes:

·         Make sure to clean the spring onion well, before use, as it is usually muddy. Soak it in water for some time and then clean.

·         You can replace chilly flakes with red chilly sauce.

·         This is kind of slightly bland soup but with plenty of health benefits.

Step by step pictures

keep all ingredients ready.

heat oil in a a kadai.

add finely cut ginger and garlic.

saute for a minute.

add spring onion white part.

fry till aromatic.

now add soya sauce and sugar.

mix well.

add spring onion green
 part, coriander leaves,

chilly flakes and salt.

saute it well.

mix cornflour in water

and stir without any lumps.

 

add the mixture to the kadai.

add water to adjust the

 consistency of the soup.

let it boil for a few minutes.

finally add pepper powder.

give it a boil and with off the flame.

serve hot.