Vegetable Soup

This is one of the easiest soups to make and can be prepared with any vegetables that u have readily available at home. I just made a quick sandwich by using left over cauliflower & peas sabji that I had made for dinner the previous night to serve with the soup. This soup has garlic, onion, veggies & legumes which makes it a wholesome meal. I used MTR rasam powder to make the soup in Indian style but this can be substituted with some Italian seasoning too. And I used 1/2 can of diced tomatoes and water for the broth and this can be substituted with any other broth too.So here goes the recipe for simple vegetable soup.
Ingredients:
Onion- 1
Garlic- 2 chopped finely
Tomato-2 chopped or 1/2 can of diced tomatoes
Vegetables- 2 cups-carrots, beans, celery, zucchini, spinach, spring onion, cabbage(any of these)
Kidney Beans or Chick peas or any kind of Bean- 1/2 cup
Oil-1 tsp (just enough to saute onion & garlic)
MTR rasam powder- 1 tbsp
salt & pepper - to taste
Water- as required
Method:
Take a pressure cooker or stock pot. Add just a teaspoon of oil and saute onion & garlic for a quick min. Sprinkle some water if needed. Add all the veggies, kidney beans and saute for another min .Now add the can of diced tomatoes & required water. Add the MTR rasam powder, salt & pepper and slow cook for 15 mins in the stock pot or for 3 whistles in the pressure cooker.
Serve hot with a sandwich or a slice of garlic bread. Although I made this soup in a jiffy it tasted heavenly in the cold weather and really different with the MTR rasam powder as seasoning.