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October 15, 2017

Ash Gourd Soup / Elavan soup / vellai poosani soup

Glad to meet you all so soon. Since my resting days are over, now I am trying to get myself engaged completely like before and that made me make and share this wonderful soup of today the 'Ash gourd Soup'





Ash gourd or Winter Melon (English) /  Safed Bhopla (Marathi) / Elavan (Malayalam) / Vellai Poosani (Tamizh) /

This vegetable is low in calorie and fats. More of watery type. Hence when cooked adding salt, they tend to leave water. They have Carbs, Protein, Fiber, Calcium, Iron, Phosphorous, Thiamin, Vitamin C etc.  The vegetable also help in weightloss.

They are used in cooking as a vegetable and also used in making a sweet called Petha  (Agra Petha).

The soup can be spiced up using green chilli or Black Pepper corn as per your preference.

To make the soup, you need:- [Serves : 2 ]

  • Ash Gourd - 1/4 kg
  • Green Chilli - 1 No. (or  few black peppercorn as per your preference)
  • Curry Leaves - 3 Nos.
  • Sugar - less than 1/4 tsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Water


For Garnishing :-


  • Coconut oil - less than 1/4 tsp
  • Milk - 1 tbsp



  • In a pressure cooker put the diced the Ash gourd along with other ingredients and pressure cook for 3 whistles. 
  • Once the pressure settles down, let it cool and then blend in a mixer
  • Heat it
  • Mix in the garnishing ingredients and then serve hot.


A simple and Humble soup to satisfy the soul!

Important to note :-

  1. Those who have lactose intolerance, can avoid milk and can supplement it with coconut milk (which is also good for stomach). 
  2. Coconut oil adds a nice flavour to the soup. (do not add any other cooking oil. If you don't like flavour of coconut oil, just omit it from the ingredients list while you make).
  3. If you are adding black peppercorn, add it while serving.
  4. Diabetics can avoid adding sugar and Milk and enjoy the soup with rest of the ingredients.

2 comments:

Julie said...

healthy comfort soup..yumm !!

Mira said...

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