Beetroot Soup

Ingredients:

1 cup beet root – peeled and chopped

1/2 cup chopped tomato

1/2 tsp sugar

1 cup bottle gourd (ghiya) – peeled and chopped

Cream

Chopped coriander leaves

1/2 cup chopped onion

Salt – to taste

1/4 tsp powdered black pepper

1/2 cup potato – peeled and chopped

Method:

Place the beetroot, bottle gourd, onion, tomato and potato with two cups of water in a pan.

Bring to a boil and then simmer till all the vegetables are soft.

Cool and blend in a blender. Strain through a sieve.

Add sugar, salt and black pepper.

Serve hot or chilled garnished with the cream and coriander leaves.