Thick and Creamy Bottle Gourd Soup Recipe
A tasty and creamy bottle gourd soup is made by steaming bottle gourd, garlic and onions, blended in a puree and flavored with mixed herbs, salt and pepper.
Ingredients
- 2-3 cups Bottle gourd (diced)
- 1 cup Onions (chopped)
- 2 tsp Mixed herbs
- ½ tsp Black pepper powder
- ½ tsp Garlic
- 3-4 tbsp Cream cheese
- 2-3 - tbsp Olive oil or butter or vegetable oil
- Salt
Instructions
- Rinse and peel the skin of the bottle gourd. Chop them and put them in a pan.
- Chop the garlic and onions and add them to the same pan.
- Add 3-4 cups or enough water to cover the bottle gourd, garlic and onions.
- Cover the pan and steam the vegetables till soft or for 15-20 minutes.
- Take them out and let the vegetables and stock cool.
- In a food processor, blend the vegetables. But put the stock aside.
- In a vessel, heat olive oil. Add the blended puree of bottle gourd, garlic and onions.
- Season it with mixed herbs, salt and black pepper powder.
- Now add the stock to get the required consistency, stir and cook for some time.
- Add the cream cheese just before switching off the heat.
- Give some swirl to the bottle gourd soup before serving.
Notes
- Before steaming garlic and onions with bottle gourd you can saute them in olive oil for more decadent flavors.
- The same recipe can be used with zucchini/courgettes.
- You can use cream and cheese separately instead of using cream cheese.