Carrot Orange Ginger Soup

Soups are always considered to be a healthy, filling and delectable treat. Especially on those cold winter nights, rather than making an elaborate dinner it is sometimes good to settle down with a  bowl of hot soup and snuggle early to bed. 
This Carrot orange ginger soup is a great soup for those chilly  days with the goodness of carrots, vitamin C of orange and ginger to take care of your immunity during the season.


 Recipe courtesy : Tasneem

 Ingredients

1 onion chopped

a big piece of ginger chopped(2 inch piece)

1 carrot sliced

2 tsp grated orange rind

1-2 Tbsp orange juice

1 Tbsp butter

4 cups stock/water

1 soup cube(optional)

(salt and pepper to taste if soup cube is not added)

Method

• Heat butter in a saucepan.
• Add the chopped ginger and 1 tsp orange rind. Saute for a few seconds.
• Add the chopped onion and saute until translucent.
• Add sliced carrots. Saute
• Pour the stock or water and the soup cube(I have used maggi soup cube). Cover and cook until the carrot is soft and cooked.
• Cool and then blend.
• Heat again the blended soup. Pour the the orange juice and add the remaining rind and serve hot.

I have not added salt or any other seasoning as I have added a soup cube . Adding the soup cube is optional. You can skip that and add salt and other seasonings as per your taste. However the soup cube imparts a very nice flavor to the soup.