Green pea soup

GREEN PEA SOUP

Ingredients:

Onion                                  1

Chopped Cabbage               1/4 cup

Tomato                                1(medium sized)

Fresh green peas                1 cup(heaped)

Green chili                         1

Milk                                    1 cup 

Salt and pepper powder     as required

Sugar                                 11/2 cup 

Potato                                        1 small

Bay Leaf                            1

Cumin seeds                     1/2 tsp

Butter or Oil                     1 Tbl. Sp

Method:

1. Heat butter in a pressure pan and fry bay leaf,chopped onion,cabbage for 2 or 3 minutes.
2. Add chopped tomato,potato,shelled green peas and continue frying fo another 2 minutes.
3. Pour just enough water to cover the vegetables.
4. Tie whole green chili,cumin and pepper in a muslin cloth and put it along with vegetables.
5. Pressure cook for 5 minutes in reduced flame.
6. Cool down and discard the spice bag and bay leaf.
7. Grind the rest to smooth paste and strain through a sieve.
8. Dilute it with to required consistency.
9. Add salt,sugar and reheat it in completely reduced flame.
10. Serve hot topped with finely grated cheese and fried bread croutons.