January 23, 2022 By Urvi Gohil Leave a Comment

Healthy Eating: The Ultimate Winter Soup

With everyone seeking to build their immunity, especially due to the change in weather and the ongoing pandemic, eating the right food is quite essential to our wellbeing. There is nothing that fuels your body with the right nutrients and warms your soul like the way soup does. So here’s the delicious Ultimate Winter Soup that’s loaded with the goodness of vegetables, herbs and protein.

What You Will Need

Finely chopped onion – ½ cup
Ginger garlic paste – 1 tbsp
Finely chopped carrot – ¼ cup
Finely chopped sweet potato – ¼ cup
Chopped french beans – ½ cup
Finely chopped tomato – ½ cup
Soft boiled chick peas – 1 cup
Vegetable broth/ water – 5 cups
Coriander – ½ cup
Oil – 2 tbsp
Salt
Black pepper powder – ½ tsp
Red chilli paste – 1 tsp
Turmeric – ½ tsp

How To Prepare

Heat a pan and add oil. Once the oil is hot, add the onions and allow it to sauté until soft.
Then add the ginger garlic paste, give it a quick stir and allow it to cook for a minute.
Add the carrot, french beans & sweet potato. Let them cook for 2 minutes.
Now add the vegetable broth or water and partially cover the pan with the lid and allow the veggies to cook.
After 10 mins, once you see the carrots are tender, add the tomato and mix everything well. Add the turmeric and salt during this time.
In another small bowl, mash the chick peas with a fork and transfer it to the soup pan. Also add the coriander, red chilli paste and black pepper at the same time. Give it a quick mix and let it cook for 5 more minutes.
Time to serve the hot colorful looking soup and enjoy.

Note: Instead of chickpeas, you can use any pulse of your choice like chana, sprouts, mung, etc.

Highlights of the Ultimate Winter Soup

An absolute delight for your body, it will boost immunity, heat you up and clear your throat.
Very fulfilling due to the use of a variety of seasonal vegetables.
Great for people healing from any type of viral infections.

We hope you enjoy this Ultimate Winter Soup! Do share your thoughts with us in the comments below. For more healthy recipes, check out Healthy Reads or ask a GOQii Coach by subscribing for personalized health coaching here: https://goqiiapp.page.link/bsr

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About Urvi Gohil

Urvi Gohil, a foodie turned Nutritionist assists people change or manage their lifestyle in terms of their diet and physical activity. Armed with a Masters’ degree in Clinical Nutrition her goal is to get people healthier. She believes in the act of ‘Moderation’ rather than complete elimination of certain foods. In the entire era of processing and shortcuts, she is there to guide people towards their long-term goals in a sustainable way.