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Clear soup is made with a variety of vegetables like mushrooms, cabbage, French beans, spring onions, and more. They are fried lightly in butter or ghee with a little bit of ginger, garlic, and black pepper, and boiled to perfection. It is very easy to make a clear soup at home, as you will learn from my recipe.

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KEY TAKEAWAYS

Clear soup is very healthy and tasty.

Serve it simply as an appetizer before meals or with bread, rolls, toast, and sandwiches.
Clear soup tastes creamy and slightly spicy.
Other similar recipes are vegetable soup, chicken soup, mushroom soup, and spinach soup.

The Ingredients:

1 tbsp carrot (very finely chopped)
1 tbsp mushroom (very finely chopped)

1 tbsp cabbage (very finely chopped)
1 tbsp French beans (very finely chopped)
1 tbsp broccoli (very finely chopped)

1 tbsp spring onions (very finely chopped)
1 piece ginger (inch size, very finely chopped)
4 cloves garlic (very finely chopped)

1 tsp butter
3 cups water
Salt to taste

¼ tsp black pepper (crushed or powdered)

For making the corn flour slurry:

1 tsp corn flour

2 tbsp water

I learned this recipe from a Gujarati lady who came to our neighborhood from Delhi to stay. She invited us to the housewarming party, where she served all of us a bowl of this soup as an appetizer. The taste and flavor were lovely and heartening. I asked for the recipe, and she explained it softly, with love.

I made it at home the next day. My husband said it tasted of home, and my sons felt emotional. Now, we cook this almost every day in winter. That moment reminded me how simple visits and festivals are made richer not just by rituals but by memories hidden in bowls of homemade care.

How to Make Clear Soup? (Step by Step Guide with Images)

Step 1: Take 1 tbsp each of very finely chopped carrots, mushrooms, cabbage, French beans, broccoli, and spring onions in a plate. Also, chop a piece of inch-sized ginger very finely along with 4 cloves of garlic, as shown in the image below.

(Pro tip: You can add more vegetables of your choice to the soup if you want).

Step 2: Now, heat a kadai on your gas stove on a medium flame and put 1 tsp of butter in it. When it melts, put the ginger and garlic in it and fry them for half a minute or so.

(Pro tip: If you do not eat garlic, you can skip it).

Step 3: Now, put in all the chopped vegetables in it and fry for another minute or so on a medium flame.

(Pro tip: Do not fry the vegetables too much to make this soup. Simply sauté them so that the raw smell is gone).

Step 4: Then add 3 cups of water and salt to taste to the vegetables. Mix and let it come to a boil.

Step 5: When the soup boils, add ¼ tsp of crushed black pepper to it. Mix it nicely with the soup.

(Pro tip: If you do not like to add corn flour and are okay with a light and runny soup, you may serve it at this point. If not, follow the next step).

Step 6: Now, in a separate bowl, make a slurry with 1 tsp of corn flour and 2 tbsp of water and pour it into the soup. Boil the soup for 2 to 3 minutes more until it thickens. Check the consistency of the soup.