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Simple cabbage soup

Here is a simple soup that is healthy , vegan and comforting. Warning: it contains cabbage.

Ingredients:

2 cups of chopped cabbage

1 cup or 1 large chopped onion

200 ml of water or vegetable stock.

10 cloves of garlic coarsely chopped

2 inches  or  of  more ginger finely chopped

2 tbsp olive oil ( or any cooking oil)

salt (to taste)

1 to 2 tsp cornflour.

1 or 2 tsp freshly ground pepper

1 or 2 tsp chilli flakes  (optional)

cumin powder( roasted and ground cumin)

Method:

Partly boil and blend cabbage into as smooth a puree as can be. In a deep pan add oil, garlic and onion .Stir fry on a medium flame for 2 minutes.Now add half of the chopped ginger. Sauté till  the onion is translucent . To this, add the boiled pureed cabbage,water (you can add the water used for boiling the cabbage)  or stock and boil. Mix cornflour in 3 tbsp water without lumps and add to the above. Boil for about 5 minutes, stirring intermittently.Add salt , pepper, chilli flakes and the remaining ginger and boil for 4 to 5 minutes. Sprinkle cumin powder on top before serving. Serve hot.

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