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Clear lauki and carrot soup for dinner
Bottle gourd, carrot and black pepper simmer into a clear soup for a light dinner. It is still a meal. It is not a skipped dinner, and it is not a promise that weight will change.
A clear soup that still counts as dinner
Some evenings the kitchen does not need a heavy gravy. Lauki and carrot, cut small and simmered in water with a little pepper, make a clear bowl you can eat with a spoon. Add a roti on the side if you are hungry. The soup is the dinner, not a reason to go to bed without food.
A light bowl does not promise a change in weight. Salt, if you use any, stays a pinch. People on a fluid limit from a doctor should ask before adding extra soup. Pain in the stomach that soup does not ease needs a doctor, not another pepper pot.
Ingredients
- A cup of diced bottle gourd
- One small carrot, sliced
- A pinch of black pepper
- Water to cover the vegetables
How to prepare
- Put the bottle gourd, carrot and water in a pot and simmer until the vegetables are soft.
- Stir in the pepper. Mash a few pieces if you want the soup a little cloudy, or leave it clear.
How to use
- Eat a bowl as dinner, with a roti if you are still hungry.
- Do not skip dinner and drink only water instead.
- Make enough for one evening. Do not keep it lukewarm on the stove all night.
Helpful habits
- A pinch of cumin bloomed in a drop of oil can sit on top if the bowl tastes flat.
- If the lauki is bitter, discard it. A bitter bottle gourd is not for the pot.
Precautions
- This is a light dinner, not a skipped meal, and not a promise of weight change.
- Keep the pepper gentle if it burns the stomach.
- If a doctor has limited your fluids or salt, follow that advice. Ongoing stomach pain needs a doctor.
Frequently asked questions
Can I skip dinner and only drink this soup water?
- No. Eat the vegetables as a light dinner, and add a roti if you are hungry. It is not a skipped meal.
Will clear vegetable soup change my weight?
- No. It is not a promise of weight change. It is one light evening meal.
How much pepper goes in?
- A pinch. More pepper does not make the soup a plan, and it can burn the stomach.
