Homemade Detox Soups for a Healthy Body and Glowing Skin

Detox Soup recipes

 1. Drumstick Leaf Soup (Murungai Keerai Soup)

Ingredients:

• Drumstick leaves (Murungai Keerai) -1 cup (stuffed in)
• Garlic – 4 cloves (crushed)
• Small onion / Shallots- 5 (finely chopped)
• Tomato – 1 (small, chopped)
• Cumin seeds – ½ tsp
• Pepper powder -1/2 tsp (to taste)
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Salt – as needed
• Water – 2 cups
• Ghee or oil – 1 tsp

Preparation:

1. Heat ghee or oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds, and allow them to splutter.
2. Add onions and garlic cut. Sauté till golden brown.
3. Add chopped tomato and cook until it becomes soft.
4. Add washed leaves of the drumstick, turmeric powder, pepper and salt.
5. Add 2 cups of water and boil 57 minutes.
6. When the leaves are cooked and tender, then leave the soup to cool down a little.
7. Blend in a hand blender or strain to get a clear soup (optional).
8. Hot to eat - this soup is a great source of iron, antioxidants and it is a liver detox.

2. Bottle Gourd Soup (Sorakkai Soup / Lauki Soup)

Ingredients:

• Bottle gourd (Sorakkai) -1 medium (peeled and chopped, approximately 2 cups).
• Onion – 1 (chopped)
• Garlic – 3 cloves
• Cumin seeds – ½ tsp
• Pepper powder – ½ tsp
• Salt – as needed
• Olive oil or ghee – 1 tsp
• Water -2 cups (or vegetable stock)
• Coriander leaves -some to garnish with.

Preparation:

1. Heat some oil in a pan and put cumin seeds.
2. Add onion and garlic, chop it and sauté till clear.
3. Stir in chopped gourd of the bottle.
4. Add stock or water, salt and cook covered 10-12 minutes till soft.
5. When chilled, mix the mixture to a fine soup.
6. Heat the mixed soup once again, add pepper powder and mix thoroughly.
7. Serve in warm garnished with fresh coriander leaves.

Benefits:

1. Light and hydrating
2. Promotes the digestive system and liver de-toxification.
3. Helps to decrease body temperature and bloating.

3. Ginger Ostrich Spinach Soup.

Ingredients:

• Spinach leaves – 2 cups (washed)
• Ginger – 1-inch piece (grated)
• Garlic – 3 cloves (chopped)
• Onion – 1 (chopped)
• Olive oil – 1 tsp
• Cumin powder – ½ tsp
• Salt – to taste
• Pepper powder – ½ tsp
• Stock, either water or vegetable- 2 cups.
• Lemon juice – 1 tsp

Preparation:

1. Warm oil in a pan, saute onion, garlic and ginger until these are fragrant.
2. Add spinach leaves and cook up till wilted.
3. Add cumin powder, pepper, salt, pour in the water or stock.
4. Bake 5-6 minutes, and run under cold.
5. Blend until smooth and reheat.
6. It is served with a refreshing tang of lemon juice.

Benefits:

Iron, chlorophyll, antioxidants -rich - helps clean the digestive system and increases energy.

4. Carrot and Coriander Soup

Ingredients:

• Carrots – 3 (peeled and chopped)
• Onion – 1 (chopped)
• Garlic – 3 cloves
• Coriander leaves fresh - a bunch.
• Cumin seeds – ½ tsp
• Olive oil – 1 tsp
• Pepper powder – ½ tsp
• Salt – as required
• Water or stock (vegetable) -2 1/2 cups

Preparation:

1. Heat up oil, cumin seeds, garlic and onion; stir until golden.
2. Chopped carrots can be added and sauteed within 2 minutes.
3. Add water or stock and cover and cook until carrots are tender.
4. Blend and cool to a smooth soup.
5. Add pepper and serve with chopped coriander leaves.

Benefits:

Cleanses the liver, enhances skin radiance and gives the liver a vitamin A boost.

5. Sweet Corn and Lemon Grass Soup.

Ingredients:

• Sweet corn kernels – 1 cup
• Lemongrass stalk – 1 (crushed)
• Ginger – 1 tsp (grated)
• Garlic – 2 cloves
• Onion – 1 small (chopped)
• Olive oil – 1 tsp
• Water or stock – 2½ cups
• Pepper and salt – to taste
• Lemon juice – 1 tsp

Preparation:

1. Heat oil in pan and saute onion, ginger and garlic.
2. Add sweet corn and lemongrass that has been crushed.
3. Add the stock and boil after 10 minutes.
4. Squeeze lemongrass, mix the soup gently and heat again.
5. Stir in pepper, salt and lemon juice.

Benefits:

Cooling and purifying; aids in clearing toxins and reducing digestion.

6. Broccoli and Garlic Soup

Ingredients:

• Broccoli florets – 1½ cups
• Garlic – 4 cloves
• Onion – 1 small
• Olive oil – 1 tsp
• Salt – as needed
• Pepper – ½ tsp
• Water or stock – 2 cups

Preparation:

1. Add hot oil in a pan, sauté the onion and garlic until they become aromatized.
2. Saute in broccoli and one minute.
3. Add water or stock, cover, and cook 6-8min.
4. Put the mixture back into a blender and reheat and add salt and pepper.

Benefits:

Antioxidants; helps in the liver detox and enhances immunity.

7. Tomato and Basil Detox Soup

Ingredients:

• Ripe tomatoes – 4 (chopped)
• Garlic – 4 cloves
• Onion – 1 (chopped)
• Basil leaves A handful (fresh or dried)
• Olive oil – 1 tsp
• Salt – to taste
• Pepper – ½ tsp
• Water or stock – 2 cups

Preparation:

1. Add onions and garlic in the oil.
2. Add tomatoes cut in pieces and cook until soft.
3. Add basil, salt, pepper and water; simmers so 8-10 mins.
4. Keep mixing until smooth, strain (where necessary) and serve hot.

Benefits:

This is high in antioxidants, heart healthy and enhances digestion.