Chayote Corn Soup (Pretty Spicy)

Soup week resurfaces every time our bathroom scale hits a never seen before high. Yes, it happened again this Sunday!

We started our Saturday with a cup of green tea with lemon n honey. (Don't laugh! There is no harm in believing that all those years of bad eating & lack of exercise can be nullified with a glass of tea!)

And, to intensify the regime - we slept through most of Sunday as someone once told us that lack of sleep makes you bloat.

Lastly, while doing our weekly groceries - we stayed clear of the chips, cheese and cake aisles.

Good so far? :)

We still ended up with a fairly fat bill buying just fruits & vegetables. A lot of first time buys this time - including Chayote (Chow Chow), Butternut Squash & Asparagus.

Sunday menu was Chayote Corn Soup. Don't judge me for thinking that the Chayote would be perfect to play the part of a grumpy mean vegetable villain in a children's cartoon. Doesn't it look like it would eat you up, if you don't bite into it first? :P





Chayote Corn Soup (Pretty Spicy !)
Makes 2 large bowls

Onion (Medium Sized, Chopped)
Garlic Pods - 3, Minced
Green Chillies - 2, Slit Lengthwise
Chayote - 1, Diced
Sweet Corn - 1 cup, defrosted
Olive Oil - 3 tbsp
Cilantro - To garnish
Fennel, Pepper Corns, Jeeraham - 1 tbsp each, ground to a fine powder
Veg Stock - 1 cup
Water - as required
Salt - 1-2 tbsp
Yogurt - 1/2 cup

Heat oil in a pot, add garlic n chillies n wait till aroma rises. Add onions n sauté till browned. Add Chayote & Salt and let them sweat for a bit. Add stock to just submerge all the veggies in your pot. Once the veggies are cooked - allow to cool slightly. Transfer to a processor and purée. Transfer back to the pot n add water as required to control how thick or thin you need your soup to be. Add sweet corn, spice mix and yogurt and give it a stir until all ingredients have blended.

Transfer to soup bowls, garnish with cilantro and have with dinner rolls / garlic knots or sour dough bread!