Healthy Jowar Soup for Weight Loss

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Rajani (@thegourmetschoice)

A healthy and weight loss-friendly jowar soup, perfect for cold and cough season. It's quick to prepare and can be customized with your choice of vegetables.

Prep Time
10min
Cook Time
15min
Total Time
25min
Healthy Jowar Soup for Weight Loss recipe

Ingredients

2 Servings
(1 serving = 1 bowl)

Spice Mixture

  • 1/2tsp
    cumin seeds
  • 1/2in
    ginger
  • 1piece
    green chilli
  • 1/2tsp
    salt

Jowar Mixture

  • 2tbsp
    jowar flour
  • 1/2cup
    water

Vegetables

  • 1tsp
    olive oil
  • 1/4cup
    frozen sweet corn
  • 2tbsp
    frozen green peas
  • 2tbsp
    grated carrot

Soup Base

  • 2cups
    water
  • 2tbsp
    chopped coriander leaves

How to make Healthy Jowar Soup for Weight Loss

Prepare Spice Mixture

  1. In a mortar and pestle, crush cumin seeds, ginger, green chilli, and salt until a coarse paste forms. Set aside.

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Prepare Jowar Mixture

  1. In a small bowl, mix jowar flour with water until smooth and lump-free. Set aside.

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Cook Vegetables

  1. In a pan over low flame, heat olive oil and sauté frozen sweet corn, frozen green peas, and grated carrot until they are crunchy. Set aside.

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Prepare Soup

  1. In a saucepan, bring water to a rolling boil over medium flame.

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  2. Add the jowar mixture to the boiling water and stir well. Boil for 3 minutes.

  3. Add the prepared spice mixture and boil for another 5 minutes until the soup starts thickening.

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  4. Add the sautéed vegetables and salt to taste. Stir and boil for 2 more minutes.

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  5. Turn off the flame and pour the soup into bowls. Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves before serving.

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Tips & Tricks

  1. You can add any vegetables of your choice.

  2. Coconut oil or butter can be used as a substitute for olive oil.

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Rajani

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Hi I like cooking and serving others. I have 15 Years of experience in cooking. When ever I get free time I will prepare delicious...