Stem Soup

Ingredients:

• 8-10 stems of spinach leaves
• 4-5 tender stalks of the leaves just below cauliflower
• 4-5 stems of Cabbage
• 10 - 12 stems of coriander leaves
• 2 -3 small sprig spring onion
• 1 stalk of celery
• 1/2" ginger peeled and crushed
• 3 – 4 garlic crushed
• 1 tbsp. corn flour
• 2 - 4 dried red chilly crushed
• 1/2 tsp. sugar
• salt to taste
• pepper as per taste
• 1/2 tsp. oil or butter
• 2 1/2 cups water

Method:

• Clean any fibrous threads from the stems.
• Chop the them.
• Heat butter in a pan. Add ginger garlic.
• Fry for a minute. Add cut stems.
• Stir fry till tender. Add water and bring to a boil.
• Allow it to cook.
• Mix corn flour in 1/2 cup cold water.
• Add to soup, stirring continuously till it comes back to a boil.
• Add the chilly, sugar, salt, pepper and boil till thickened like corn soup
• Serve hot.