Shahi Badam Shorba, Almond and Mixed Vegetable Soup

by Tarla Dalal

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A super creamy soup with a desi touch, the Shahi Badam Shorba as the name suggests is sure to give your meal a royal twist!

A proper choice of veggies like bottle gourd, cabbage, potatoes and onions not only add volume to the almond soup, but also give it a creamy mouth-feel and exciting flavour. Seasoned with pepper and garnished with almond slivers, the Shahi Badam Shorba is a soup that everybody will adore.

Like almonds in savoury dishes? then you will also like Fettuccine in Celery Almond Sauce , Spinach Gnocchi with Almond Butter Sauce , Cream Of Cauliflower and Almond Soup and Broccoli and Almond-Soup .

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Shahi Badam Shorba, Almond and Mixed Vegetable Soup recipe - How to make Shahi Badam Shorba, Almond and Mixed Vegetable Soup

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Preparation Time: 15 mins Cooking Time: 21 mins Total Time: 36 mins 4Makes 4 servings
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Ingredients

1/4 cup almonds (badam)
1 tbsp butter
1/2 cup sliced onions
1 cup bottle gourd (doodhi / lauki) cubes
3/4 cup shredded cabbage
1 cup roughly chopped potatoes
salt and freshly ground black pepper (kalimirch) to taste

For The Garnish
2 tbsp roasted almond (badam) slivers

Method

Heat the butter in a deep non-stick pan, add the onions and sauté on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
Add the doodhi, cabbage, potatoes and almonds and sauté on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
Add 1½ cups of water, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 12 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
Cool and blend in a mixer using ¾ cup of water till smooth.
Transfer the mixture into the same deep non-stick pan, add 1 cup of water, salt and pepper, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 5 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
Serve hot garnished with almond slivers.