Chilled Cucumner Soup

Ingredients

• 1 kg fresh cucumber
• 1/2 ltr low fat curds (dahi)
• 3/4 cup low fat milk
• 1 tbsp chopped capsicum
• 2 tsp low fat butter
• salt and freshly ground black pepper powder to taste
• a few mint leaves (pudina) for topping (optional)

Method

• Chop one cucumber finely. Cut the remaining cucumbers into big piece
• Add 3 teacups of water to the big cucumber pieces and cook until soft.
• When soft, blend in a liquidiser. Cool.
• Add the curds, milk and salt and beat well.
• Heat the butter and fry the finely chopped cucumber and the capsicum for 1/ 2 minute. Add to the soup.
• Chill and sprinkle freshly ground pepper.