Vegetable Soup

Vegetable soup to reduce Kapha

This soup is an antidote for Kapha, one of the body types in Ayurveda, the traditional medicine of India. This body's type is heavy and has slow digestion, so it is recommended to eat light meals like this soup, but with spices to improve digestion. Some of the Kapha issues or imbalances are obesity, diabetes, respiratory diseases, indigestion, and depression. A good idea would be to eat this soup, especially when you have a cold or indigestion. It will help you digest the excess mucus in your stomach caused by not digesting your food correctly or by eating extra heavy and sticky foods such as cheese, bread, sugar, and red meat.

Especially now, we need our immune system to be stronger. One way to take care of it is by taking care of our diet; adding vegetables cooked with spices is always a good idea.

Ingredients

One onion

1/2 cup celery

Two medium tomatoes (without seeds)

1 1/2 cups chopped carrots

1 or 2 handfuls of parsley

One handful of basil

1 to 2 tablespoons olive oil or ghee

4 to 6 cups of water

1 tsp cumin

1/2 tsp rosemary

1 tsp oregano

1 tsp ground turmeric

1/2 tsp cayenne (if no overheat conditions)

salt and pepper to taste

*** All vegetables should be cut very small, especially celery and onions.

Instructions

Put a little olive oil or ghee in a pan, add the cumin and rosemary, let them cook for about 90 seconds, then add the oregano and turmeric, after 30 seconds add the onion and celery, cook until the onion is transparent. Add the rest of the vegetables in the order they appear in the ingredients list, waiting a few minutes between each vegetable.

Keep cooking the vegetables until soft, then add water and bring to a boil. Add the salt to taste. When you turn off the stove, add the parsley and basil, let it stand for a few minutes and serve.

*** You can also toast the spices on their own in a pan and then add them to the soup.