Quick Carrot Soup | No Oil Recipe | Weekday Dinner Ideas| Gluten Free and Vegan

Hi Supermoms,

We all try and have a light dinner especially during the weekdays. A nourishing soup with bread sticks or toasted bread is a good plan. Since red carrots are in season, it was my first choice. 

I have also added tomatoes, onion and potatoes . But, you can skip all those and use only carrots. Also, you can make a tomato soup instead of  carrot soup using the same recipe. Just skip the carrots and add more tomatoes. 

Add all the roughly chopped vegetables in the pressure cooker and fill one to two cups of water. Pressure cook over medium flame for three to four whistles and switch off. If you have a blender, you can directly blend the cooked vegetables . This way only one vessel will be required to make this soup. 

I also added some tulsi leaves and spiced the soup with black pepper. I love adding jaggery while serving and it truly makes the soup even more tasty and wholesome. 

I have not added any oil or butter to the soup. But if you like the soup a little more rich, you can add butter and fry the vegetables for a few seconds and then proceed to add water and pressure cook. You can also add cream to garnish and serve. 

Feel free to personalise the soup according to your family's taste . You can also add fresh mint leaves for garnish. 

Quick Carrot Soup :

Preparation time : 10 minutes

Cooking time : 20 minutes

Serves : 4

1 cup =250 ml cup

Ingredients :

3-4 carrots ( roughly chopped)

1-2 tomatoes ( roughly chopped)

1 small onion ( sliced)

1/2-1 small potato ( peeled and cubed)( optional)

3-4 garlic cloves 

1" ginger 

1 teaspoon black pepper ( coarsely crushed) 

1 teaspoon jaggery

10 tulsi leaves Or Mint leaves

salt to taste

Method :

1. Add all the vegetables to a pressure cooker.

2.Add 2 cups of water and pressure cook up to 3-4 whistles over medium flame.

3. Once pressure releases , grind/blend them into a smooth soup consistency.

4. Transfer them to a wide vessel or the same cooker, adjust water and bring it to a boil.

5. Add pepper powder , jaggery and salt to taste.

6. Switch off and garnish with tulsi leaves or mint leaves. 

You can serve the soup with toasted bread . Simple, healthy and delicious soup is ready in minutes. 

Happy Cooking!

With love,

Masterchefmom