Ingredients:

• 2 cups – Broccoli florets
• 1 – onion, sliced
• 5 piece – bottle gourd, peeled, chopped
• 15 – Mint leaves for garnish
• 4 tbsp – Cream cheese
• 1 tbsp – fresh curds
• 1 tsp – Butter
• 4 cups – vegetable stock
• Salt to taste
• Pepper to taste

Method:

1. Melt butter in a pan, add onions, stir fry till they are transparent.
2. Add broccoli, bottle gourd, stir fry further, till they are soft.
3. Add half of the stock, simmer for 15 mins after covering.
4. Cool, add curd, blend in mixer till smooth, strain.
5. Add remaining stock, heat again.
6. Do not boil, stir in cream cheese till they are fully melted.
7. Add salt and pepper to taste, garnish with mint leaves.
8. Serve hot, with green chilli sauce and soup sticks.

Recipe courtesy of Saroj Kering