Vegetable Stock
Vegetable stock is a nutritious liquid made with vegetables and scraps of vegetables that serves as the base for soups and dals.
Ingredients
- 4 cups Water or a potful
- 2 cups Vegetables and Vegetable Scraps
- 2-3 Bay leaves
- 1 stick Cinnamon
- 2-3 Cloves
Instructions
- Take a large heavy bottom pot full of water and place it on high heat. We should fill the pot 90% of the way, leaving room for vegetables on top.
- Add all the vegetables, vegetable scraps and spices. Please find a master list of suggestions in the earlier part of this post.
- Allow the water and the vegetables to come to a rolling boil and let it be on boil for a minumum of 30 minutes.
- You know that the stock is ready when the quantity of water has reduced in half and the water is a light golden colour.
- Strain the vegetables from the stock and use this nutritous Vegetable stock for any soups, rasam or dal.