Fat Free Thai Style Vegetable Soup

• portions: 2-3
• temps actif: 15 mins
• temps total: 25 minutes

Ingrédients

1 liter water

1 large green chili, slit (add more if desired)

2 large tomatoes, grated (ripe)

1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated

1 large carrot, julienned

1 cup Chinese cabbage, finely shredded

1/2 cup zucchini (julienned)

1 pepper (any colour,roughly chopped)

1 teaspoon tamarind paste

2 tablespoons soy sauce (dark)

1 teaspoon lemongrass (the chopped and bottled variety)

2 tablespoons coriander (fresh)

1 teaspoon cumin seed (jeera)

1 teaspoon coriander seed

1 teaspoon salt (to taste)

1 tablespoon lemon juice

2 fresh lime leaves (optional)

Instructions

1. Bring water to boil.

2. Add salt, carrots, zucchini, cabbage, ginger, lemongrass and continue boiling for 5 minutes.

3. While the vegetables are cooking, roast cumin and coriander seeds on a griddle till aromatic and then coarsely crush. Add this and remaining ingredients to soup and simmer for further five minutes.

4. Serve with noodles or Thai jasmine rice.