Ingredients

• 1 cup - beet root, peeled and chopped
• 1 cup - bottle gourd (ghiya), peeled and chopped
• 1/2 cup - chopped onion
• 1/2 cup - chopped tomato
• 1/2 cup - potato, peeled and chopped
• 1/2 tsp - sugar
• Salt to taste
• 1/4 tsp - powdered black pepper
• Cream
• Chopped coriander leaves, for garnishing

How to Make Beetroot soup

• Place the beetroot, bottle gourd, onion, tomato and potato with two cups of water in a pan.
• Bring to a boil and then simmer till all the vegetables are soft.
• Cool and blend in a blender. Strain through a sieve.
• Add sugar, salt and black pepper.
• Serve hot or chilled garnished with the cream and coriander leaves.