Vegetable Stems Soup

Ingredients:

• Spinach leaves-8-10 stems
  
• Tender stalks of the leaves just below cauliflower -4,5
  
• Coriander leaves-2-3 stems
  
• Spring onion-1 small sprig
• Celery-1 stalk
  
• Ginger (peeled and crushed )-1/2"
• Garlic (crushed) -1 clovette
• Cornflour -1 tbsp.
• Dried red chilli( crushed)- 1/4
• Sugar-1/2 tsp.
• Salt to taste
• Soya sauce- 1/2 tsp
• Oil or butter-1/2 tsp
• Water.-2 1/2 cups

Method:

• Clean any fibrous threads from the stems.
• Chop the vegetables into thin slanted slivers.
• Heat oil in a pan. Add ginger garlic.
• Saute for a minute. Add vegetables.
• Stir fry till tender. Add water and bring to a boil.
• Mix cornflour in 1/2 cup cold water.
• Add to soup, stirring continuously till it comes back to a boil.
• Add the chilli, sugar, salt, soya sauce and boil till thickened like cornsoup
• Serve fresh and piping hot.