CORIANDER STEM, CURRY LEAVES, CAPSICUM SOUP (THREE "C" SOUP)

Since winter has started, I prefer to have soups atleast one time in a day preferably in the night as we got time to relish the hot soup.

Today I tried the soup with coriander stem, curry leaves and capsicum.  While I was cleaning the coriander, big big  fresh stems were there  and I did not felt like throwing the same in the dustbin.  The curry leaves were also fresh.  I was bit uneasy with cough and cold and wanted to have something hot, I thought of making soup.

The health benefit link is given below with each main ingredient which I would like you to go through for the maximum benefit of it.

Normally, we never bother to make use of the stem, curry leaves which are thrown.  But it has got tremendous health benefits.

Hence enjoy this and think twice before throwing the same.

Let us look at the recipe now:

Time taken: 45 minutes
serves: 2-3

Ingredients:

5-6 big coriander stem cut into 1" pcs
5-6 sprigs of curry leaves
1/2 capsicum
2 garlic pods



1 tbsp chopped cabbage, carrot, beans and boiled sweet corn.
salt
black pepper powder
1 Lime
1 tsp butter
1/2" pc ginger
1 small potato or 1 tsp corn flour
2 wild lime leaves

Method:

Wash and cut the coriander stem.  wash  the curry leaves and remove from the stem. cut the capsicum into small pcs.  chop the garlic finely.

In a kadai, put the butter (white butter) when it is melt, add the garlic and fry till slightly changes its colour.  remove from the ghee.  now add the cabbge, carrot,beans and corn, saute for 1/2 minute and remove.  In the remaining butter, add the capsicum, curry leaves and saute for a minute. ensure that  curry leaves  colour remains green.  remove from the kadai and keep aside.

Boil the potato, coriander stem with little salt in half cup water. keep the water.   when it is cooked remove from the water, allow to cool.


Now put the curry leaves, capsicum, potato, coriander, half of the garlic, ginger and grind to a smooth paste.



  add one and half cup water in the paste and strain it.  now mix with the water which we had kept after cooking the potato and coriander stem with this and bring to a boil.  put the wild lime leaves in it while boiling.



transfer it in soup bowls, garnish with the vegetables and remaining garlic pieces and serve hot with little lime juice.


I am sure you will love this and do give me the feed back.

Note:  If you are using corn flour, mix the same with water and add while boiling the soup.



3 C HEALTH BENEFITS:


Health benefit Curry leaves Packed with carbohydrates, fiber, calcium, phosphorous, irons and vitamins like vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin E, curry leaves help your heart function better, fights infections and can enliven your hair and skin with vitality.

health benefit Coriander has multiple health benefits. Coriander or cilantro is a wonderful source of dietary fiber, manganese, iron and magnesium as well. In addition, coriander leaves are rich in Vitamin C, Vitamin K and protein. They also contain small amounts of calcium, phosphorous, potassium, thiamin, niacin and carotene.

healh benefit capsicumThe health benefits of capsicum include relief from cancer, peptic ulcer, menopausal problems, low risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. It has anti-inflammatory, analgesic properties and may also provide relief in pain related to arthritis. It also provides relief from fibromyalgia, skin aging and psoriasis.