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Bottle gourd is one such veggie that kids or adults usually don’t like. But the advantages of bottle gourd are just a lot to disregard this healthy vegetable. Bottle gourd provides more of the healthy nutrients than calories and fats. A ladleful of this soup and you are sure to feel light, warm and comforting. All the weight loss seekers, here’s a soup of bottle gourd packed with the goodness of peas.
| Serves | Preparation Time | Cooking Time |
| 2 People | 15 Minutes | 15 Minutes |
Ingredients
- 1 small bottle gourd (diced)
- 1 cup green peas
- 1 small onion (diced)
- 2 small pieces garlic
- 1 green chilly
- 1/2 cup yellow moong dal (yellow lentils)
- 1 lemon juice
- 2 tbsp (tablespoon) fresh coriander
- 1tbsp salt & pepper
- 1 tbsp oil
- a pinch of jeera/cumin
- a pinch of turmeric powder
- 2 cups water
Method
Step 1
In a pressure cooker, add all ingredients and water.
Step 2
To 1 tbsp oil, add jeera, allow it to crackle. Add this to the ingredients in pressure cooker.
Step 3
Pressure cook all the ingredients, till around three whistles. Allow to cool.
Step 4
Blend the cooked mixture with a hand blender to form a soup-like consistency.
Step 5
Add some water if required and boil for 3 minutes.
Step 6
Serve with some fresh coriander to top it.
Nutritional Information
| Calories | 97 | Sodium | 213 mg |
| Total Fat | 1.5 g | Potassium | 0 mg |
| Saturated | 0 g | Total Carbs | 7 g |
| Polyunsaturated | 0 g | Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Monounsaturated | 0 g | Sugars | 2 g |
| Trans | 0 g | Protein | 2 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | Vitamin A | 0% |
| Calcium | 4% | Vitamin C | 4% |
| Iron | 5% |
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
