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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Indian Subcontinent >> Indian

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 20 minutes, Preparation Time - 20 minutes

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| 1. Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Add zucchini, cover, and steam until slightly tender, 5 to 6 minutes. | 2. Heat butter in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir onion in the melted butter until tender and translucent, 5 to 10 minutes. | 3. Mix grated ginger, cumin, coriander, mustard seeds, ground cinnamon, turmeric, cardamom, cayenne pepper, sea salt, and black pepper in a small bowl. Mix spice mixture into onions until coated. | 4. Mix zucchini into onion mixture; cook and stir until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour vegetable stock over zucchini mixture; stir well. Simmer until vegetables are tender, 8 to 10 minutes. | 5. Pour zucchini mixture into a blender no more than half full. Cover and hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Puree in batches until smooth. | 6. Pour soup into 4 serving bowls; garnish each bowl with 1 tablespoon cilantro and 1 cinnamon stick. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
zucchini	1 1/2	pounds	sliced	142.8818	21.1601	18.4386	2.7216
butter	1	tablespoon		85.5	3.9285	2.6715	7.2
onion	1		chopped	60.0	14.01	1.65	0.15
ginger	1	piece	grated	-	-	-	-
cumin	1	teaspoon	ground	7.875	0.929	0.374	0.4677
coriander	1	teaspoon	ground	5.364	0.9898	0.2227	0.3199
mustard seed	1	teaspoon		10.16	0.5618	0.5216	0.7248
cinnamon	1/2	teaspoon	ground	-	-	-	-
turmeric	1/2	teaspoon	ground	4.68	1.0071	0.1452	0.0488
cardamom	1/4	teaspoon	ground	1.555	0.3424	0.0538	0.0335
cayenne pepper	1/4	teaspoon		1.431	0.2548	0.054000000000000006	0.0777
sea salt	to taste			-	-	-	-
black pepper	to taste		ground	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
vegetable stock	1	cup		11.05	2.0553	0.5304	0.1547
cilantro	1/4	cup	chopped	0.92	0.1468	0.0852	0.0208
cinnamon	4			-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.