Vegetable Clear Soup

Hi Friends,
               I know that I am very irregular in posting the recipes but believe me my laptop is giving me a trouble now and then. Secondly now-a-days I am making more of soups and salads for dinner and lunch ..... Just to reduce little weight. ( don't know how far I can follow this diet :p)

Sharing vegetable clear soup recipe with you all, hope you will like it :)                                      

                   
 Ingredients:
1 small onion (finely chopped)
4-5 cloves of garlic (finely chopped)
1/2 sliced red bell pepper (optional)
1/2 cup chopped broccoli
1/2 cup sliced carrot
3-4 beans (1" chopped)
1 bok choy (roughly torn)
1/2 cup chopped cabbage
3 cup vegetable stock or water
1/4 tsp pepper powder
Salt acc.to taste
1 tbsp butter ( I used amul lite)
1/4 cup boiled rice vermicelli (boil as per the instructions given on the pack)
 
                                       

                           
Method:   

• Heat butter in a heavy bottomed pan.
• Add chopped garlic and onion. Saute till onion becomes translucent.

                                           

• Add red bell pepper. Fry for 1-2 mins.
• Now add all the veggies and toss for another 2 mins.

                                           

• Add vegetable stock or water. Bring it to boil.

• Now cook vegetables on low flame for 5 mins.
• Add salt, pepper, bok choy and rice vermicelli.
• Cook for 2 mins.
• Serve hot with chilly vinegar.