Recipe: Cabbage Soup (From Kitchen of:Punita Shah)

Prep Work:
1. Soak finely chopped serrano pepper and fresh ginger in lemon juice for at least an hour or overnight.
2. Soak 6-8 almonds for an hour, peel the skin and grind to a fine paste.
Ingredients:
Green Onions- 1 bunch, Cabbage (Roughly chopped)- 2 cups. Carrots (Grated) – 1⁄2 2 cup. Green Bell Pepper (Chopped)- 1⁄2 cup.
Other Ingredients:
Vinegar -1 tbsp, Black pepper, Lemon, salt, soy sauce, mint and chopped cilantro for garnish.
Directions:
In 2 tbsp of olive oil, add ginger garlic paste, add chopped onion (white part of green onion) and stir fry on high flame for a minute.
Lower the flame and add cabbage, carrots and bell pepper and gently cook (make sure not to overcook to retain the crunchiness). Stir for couple of minutes and add 4 cups of water and salt as desired. Once it boils, add the peeled almond paste gradually. Keep stirring and add black pepper, 1 tbsp vinegar (or lemon), chopped green spring onion and few mint leaves. Add fresh cilantro leaves as garnish in the end along with some soy sauce. While serving the hot soup, add the finely chopped serrano pepper and ginger on the top.
Note:
Add the seasonings as per your taste. If you are not following this recipe for weight loss, you can also add 1/2 cup of coarsely ground corn (along with water) for amazing taste.