Vegetable soup

Ingredients

Carrots, diced	2 medium
Potato, diced	1 medium
Bottle gourd (lauki/doodhi), diced	100 grams
Tomatoes, quartered	4 medium
Oil	1 tablespoon
Cumin seeds	1/2 teaspoon
Black peppercorns	7-8
Onion , sliced	1 medium
Salt	to taste
Sugar	1/2 teaspoon

Method


Heat one tablespoon oil in a pan.Add cumin seeds and black peppercorns. When the cumin seeds begin to change colour add onion and sauté for two minutes.

Add carrots, potato, bottle gourd and stir. Add salt and mix.

Add two cups of water, cover and cook till nearly done.

Add tomatoes and continue to cook, covered, till all the vegetables are completely cooked.

Strain and reserve the liquid. Cool the vegetables and then puree in a blender.

Transfer into a deep pan, add the reserved liquid and adjust consistency. It should be quite thick.

Bring the soup to a boil. Adjust salt, add sugar and stir.

Serve hot.