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Recipe: Minestrone Soup

November 09, 2021 13:01 IST

Sangita Agrawal's hearty Minestrone Soup is loaded with vegetables and macaroni.

Wholesome, comforting and tasty, it is full of fibre and protein.

Photograph: Kind courtesy Sangita Agrawal

Minestrone Soup

Servings: 6

Ingredients

For the garnish

Method

Note: Liquid broth is available in some gourmet food stores. Or combine 2 vegetable soup cubes or 2 vegetable broth/bouillon cubes or 2 tsp vegetable broth/bouillon powder with 4 cups boiling water. Or make vegetable broth from scratch by boiling 4-5 cups water with 1-2 large roughly chopped carrots, 3 stalks roughly chopped celery with leaves, 2 medium onions chopped in chunks, 5-6 whole black peppercorns, 2 tsp salt, 4 tbsp chopped parsley with stems, 2 laung or cloves, 5 pods garlic, 2 tej pattaor bay leaves till vegetables are tender and the water is steeped with the flavour of the vegetables and spices.
Strain and use for the recipe.

To make soup for 2, use 1-2 tbsp of each vegetable and reduce the vegetable broth, tomato puree, kidney beans, seasonings and pasta by at least half.

Sangita Agrawal lives in Mumbai and publishes the food blog Bliss of Cooking.

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