4 Healthy Winter Soup Recipes | Quick & Easy | Drumstick Soup | Tomato Soup Recipe | Broccoli Soup

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is healthier; canola oil is more budget-friendly.

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water

Homemade broth is more nutritious; water is a cost-effective substitute.

In a pressure cooker, heat 1 tablespoon of oil and 2 tablespoons of butter.

Add sliced onion, garlic cloves, and optionally a small green chili; sauté for 1-2 minutes.

Add chopped large carrot and sauté for another 1-2 minutes.

Add 5-6 red tomatoes, cut into quarters, and 2 tablespoons of coriander stems; sauté for 2-3 minutes on medium to high flame.

Cover and cook for 5-6 minutes until tomatoes are soft.

Remove the skins from the tomatoes as they soften.

Add 1 liter of water, salt to taste, 1 bay leaf, 0.5 teaspoon oregano flakes, and 8-10 black peppercorns.

Close the pressure cooker and cook for 2 whistles.

After steam releases, remove the bay leaf and blend the soup with a hand blender until smooth.

Add chopped fresh basil leaves before serving.

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