Lauki Soup/ Bottle Gourd Soup – A Weight Loss Recipe
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Lauki Soup is a light soup which helps to reduce weight. This is a perfect weight loss recipe. Bottle gourd soup is low in calories and fats but keep ones full for longer time, thus extra munching in between meals are avoided. This is not a creamy soup which adds to calories, thus cream, butter or potato are not added in the soup.
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Ingredients
- 250 gm Bottle Gourd Lauki
- Salt as per taste
- Black pepper as per taste
- 1/2 piece Onion diced
- 1/2 tsp Coriander seeds
- 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
- 1-2 piece Garlic cloves crushed
- 1 tbsp Whole wheat flour
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Instructions
- Heat 1 tsp oil in pressure cooker, sauté coriander and cumin seeds, garlic, onion as well.
- Add all other ingredients along with double the quantity of water. Pressure cook for 2-3 whistles.
- Blend the soup and sieve the soup (optional). Garnish with coriander leaves.
- Healthy soup is ready to serve.
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Recipe Nutrition
Calories: 31 kcal | Carbohydrates: 6 g | Protein: 1 g | Fat: 0.4 g | Saturated Fat: 0.03 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.2 g | Sodium: 3 mg | Potassium: 139 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 0.04 g | Vitamin A: 7 IU | Vitamin C: 0.3 mg | Calcium: 39 mg | Iron: 1 mg
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