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Borscht soup recipe
Prep Time | 45 minutes |
Cook Time | 45 minutes |
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Ingredients
- 3 beetroots
- 2 cups cabbage thinly sliced
- 3 carrots diced or grated
- 2 -3 potatoes diced
- 2 large onions sliced
- 4 tomatoes
- 1 cups bunch dill leaves chopped - approx 2of chopped dill leaves
- 2-3 cloves garlic optional
- ½ tsp Turmeric powder optional
- 1 tsp coriander powder optional
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds optional
- 1 tsp fennel seeds optional
- 3 tbsp Oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- Water
- Fresh herbs of your choice for garnish
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Instructions
- Boil the beetroots in enough water.
- In the meantime, chop the carrots, onions, garlic, potatoes and cabbage and keep aside.
- Once they are completely cooked preserve the water and remove the beetroots from the water.-let them cool.
- Once the beetroots are cool, grate them.
- Add the chopped potatoes to the beetroot stock. Add the cabbage too. Cook on a low flame.
- Blanch the tomatoes. Peel the skin and then chop them.
- In another pan, heat the oil and add cumin seeds, fennel seeds and coriander powder. Fry for a minute.
- Add the onions, garlic and saute them till they become soft.
- Add the chopped carrots and saute for 5 mins.
- Add the grated beetroot and blanched chopped tomatoes.
- Saute for 7-8 minutes
- Add this sauteed veggie mixture to the beetroot stock.
- Thoroughly mix the stock with the sauteed veggies, chopped dill leaves and let the entire soup cook for 15-20 mins
- Season with salt and pepper in the end.
- Serve the vegetarian borscht soup, hot with vegan sour cream or regular sour cream.
- Garnish with your favourite fresh herb.