Try Your Hands On This Delicious Creamy Homemade Ridge Gourd Soup 

Have You Tasted Turai Soup Yet? If your family members are choosy and throw tantrums while eating green vegetables, then for them, this turai soup is the nectar of nutrients. This soups' texture is creamy, seasoned with mild spices and a touch of garlic embrace. The tenderness of ridge gourd and dill leaves create excellent magic in this soup. So, if you want to try something unusual, then here is this turai soup recipe.

Ingredients:

• 2 medium-size ridge gourd (peeled and cut into medium cubes)
• Handful basmati rice (socked)
• 2 tbsp oil 
• 7-8 strings of dill leaves (soya patti)
• 4 dried red chillies
• 2 tbsp garlic (chopped)
• 1 medium-sized onion (chopped)
• 500 ml Vegetable stock 
• 1 medium-sized potato (peeled and cut into medium size)
• 1 cup pumpkin (cubed)
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tsp black pepper (crushed)
• 2 tbsp freshly chopped coriander leaves 
• 1 lemon 
• Salt, per taste 
• Butter and cream for garnishing 

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How to make turai rice soup?

1. Take a non-stick pan, heat some butter and oil, add chopped dill leaves and saute them for 10-15 seconds. 
2. Then add red chillies and saute for 15-20 minutes. 
3. Add garlic and onion, continuously stir them till it turns translucent.
4. Add chopped vegetables, potato, red pumpkin, ridge gourd, crushed black peppercorns, salt, and mix them well. 
5. Once it is semi-cooked, transfer them into a blender, and blend till you get a smooth thick paste. 
6. In the pan, heat a little oil, add vegetable stock and a handful of soaked rice. Cook them until the rice is 70% cooked. 
7. Add thick paste of ridge gourd with milk and 1 glass of water.
8. Once it is done, mash them with the help of a steel or wooden masher.
9. Add chopped coriander leaves and lemon juice. Mix well. 

Transfer soup to bowl, garnish it with cream and butter. Serve hot.