Beetroot soup-How to make-Step by step photos

Cuisine Style: Tamil Nadu, south india | Cooking Time: 5 to 8 minutes | To Serve: 3 | Type : Chutney, side dish | Take with : Idly, Dosa

Beetroot soup is perfect, instant & healthy winter soup for kids. Beetroot is sweet,bright colour, juicy root vegetable. Beetroot contains lots of health benefits & folic acid.

It is one of the best natural immunity boosters & has anti-inflammatory benefits.

It helps to reduce/control blood pressure level, improve stamina & boost energy levels.

It contains potassium, minerals, fibre, iron, calcium, vitamins, zinc, & antioxidants.

It will reduce/ prevent cancer.

It has anti-aging properties.

This will help to reduce weight /maintain weight.

This is good for liver, eyes & brain.

It cleanses the blood, liver & stomach.

It helps to improve digestion & natural remedy for anaemia

You can roast, boil, steam or make juice using beetroot.

I didn’t use potato in this soup. If you like potato you can add for super creamy texture. You can use fresh cream, yogurt or coconut. You can use lemon juice, green onions, sautéed vegetables & coriander leaves.

Perfect beetroot soup

Ingredients

• Beetroot – 1
• Onion – 1[sliced]
• Garlic – 4 cloves
• Pepper powder - 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder -1/2 tsp[optional]
• Salt to taste
• Butter - 2 tbsp
• Bay leaf [Brinji ilai] - 1
• Vegetable stock or water as required
• Bread- 1 or 2

Method

• Heat 1 tbsp butter in a pan add onion, garlic saute till soft
• Add pumpkin cubes, turmeric, red chilli powder & salt saute for 3 min
• Add water/ vegetable stock cook till soft
• Put cooked pumpkin in a mixer jar, blend till smooth
• Heat butter in the same pan, add ground pumpkin puree, coconut milk & salt let it boil for 3 min
• Finally add pepper powder or freshly ground pepper serve hot with toasted bread cubes

Tips and variations

• You can add cauliflower & potato for another variation.
• You can add cheese / milk
• For lentil beetroot soup-Add toor dal/ moong dal/rajma beans etc
• You can add all purpose flour / rice flour or gram flour for thickness.
• For pasta beetroot soup add ditalini pasta, Tubetti, Casarecce, Conchiglie, Orecchiette,anellini, elbows, dischi volanti pasta or Radiatori pasta
• You can make rice, ravioli, macaroni, spaghetti, vermicelli, & gnocchi soup recipes

How to make Beetroot soup-Step by step photos

Beetroot soup ingredients

Roughly slice

Heat 1 tbsp oil, add bay leaf, garlic, onion

Add salt, saute till soft

Add beetroot cubes

Add turmeric powder [optional]

In a bowl add 1.5 tbsp corn flour

Add water, mix well

Add water / vegetable stock, let it boil till soft

Now its ready, cut off heat

Put it in a mixer jar, finely ground

Beetroot mixture ready

Heat pan add 1 tbsp butter

Add ground puree

Add corn flour mixture, let it boil

Add crushed peppercorns

Creamy beetroot soup ready

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