An oil free Cabbage curry soup loaded with fresh veggies + homemade stock gently simmered with spices
As readers of this blog know by now, we simply LOVE home-made soups. And keep experimenting with various flavours and textures like Apple Soup which was (rather still is) a runaway hit - Apple and Soup, who knew right??!! Or the Cheddar and Burnt Garlic Cauliflower soup which is such hit during winters. An all-season soup that we love at home is this veggie-loaded Vegan Glass Noodle Soup made quickly and healthy with homemade veg stock
We are quite miffed that almost 99% of the soups made at home is Vegan and 100% of them Gluten Free and very low fat. As the new year is well onto us, making these soups and low cal dishes is part of the #HealthyMe2023 challenge we have embarked upon.

And if you haven't checked out yet, there are more than 25+ Soup varieties on this blog (and counting!)

Today’s Cabbage soup is an Indian take of the Veg Clear soup with no oil at all, and is gently simmered with easily available spices and is a great warming soup for these chilly days.

5 reasons to make this Cabbage Curry Soup
- No Oil / fat / butter used -perfect for weight watchers
- A filling meal by itself and is ready in 20 minutes start - finish
- Totally customisable with veggies on hand., incl subbing veg stock with chicken stock
- For some added protein, you can add sauteed tofu / paneer / tempeh
- 100% Gluten Free + Vegan, Keto friendly too!
If you have homemade Veg Stock / Veg broth ready (click the video below to know how to make Veg stock at home, no salt, and completely made with throwaway vegetable scraps)
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Prep time - 10 mins, Cook time - 10 mins, Serves - 2
What you need to make Cabbage Curry Soup
- 1.5 cups Homemade Vegetable stock
- ¼ cup Cabbage (finely shredded)
- ⅛ cup carrots (grated fine)
- ⅛ cup French beans (trimmed)
- ½ teaspoon salt (if using veg bouillons to make the veg broth or if your broth has salt already , adjust salt accordingly)
- ¼ teaspoon Black Pepper powder
- 1 teaspoon Sambar powder (Sub with Madras Curry powder if sambar powder is unavailable)
- 1 teaspoon Ginger (grated)
- 1 teaspoon Lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Chilli flakes
How to make Cabbage Curry soup
- In a soup pot, add the veggies and saute. If you prefer you may add a teaspoon of salted butter or olive oil, we omitted it
- Saute on very low flame till cabbage shovels a bit
- Add the salt and ginger at this stage
- When the veggies are 80% done, tip in the stock, the curry / sambhar powder and the black pepper
- Mix and let it simmer slowly for 4-5 mins
- Switch off the flame and finish with lemon juice
- Serve hot topped with chilli flakes


Cabbage Curry Soup
Equipment
- Soup Pot
- Grater
- Knife
- Ladle
- Chopping Board
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups Vegetable stock
- ¼ cup Cabbage finely shredded
- ⅛ cup carrots grated fine
- ⅛ cup French beans trimmed
- ½ teaspoon salt if using veg bouillons to make the veg broth or if your broth has salt already , adjust salt accordingly
- ¼ teaspoon Black Pepper powder
- 1 teaspoon Sambar powder Sub with Madras Curry powder if sambar powder is unavailable
- 1 teaspoon Ginger grated
- 1 teaspoon Lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Chilli flakes
Instructions
- In a soup pot, add the veggies and saute. If you prefer you may add a teaspoon of salted butter or olive oil, we omitted it
- Saute on very low flame till cabbage shovels a bit
- Add the salt and ginger at this stage
- When the veggies are 80% done, tip in the stock, the curry / sambhar powder and the black pepper
- Mix and let it simmer slowly for 4-5 mins
- Switch off the flame and finish with lemon juice
- Serve hot topped with chilli flakes






Preethi Prasad says
This oil free cabbage curry soup sounds insanely delicious. I liked the idea of adding sambar powder. This is the soup I need right now Kalyani. Can’t wait to make it at home.
Kalyani says
thanks so much Preethi. Do try it when possible.
Seema Doraiswamy Sriram says
The soup turned out delicious. It as the perfect feel while the colds and flus are running its bout in the house. Love it.
Kalyani says
awesome ! thanks so much for trying this !
Jayashree says
This is such a quick and hearty soup to make. Love the addition of sambar powder..On my to do list now.
Kalyani says
thank you, please do try!
Mayuri Patel says
Like the Indian flavour touch to this gluten and oil free Cabbage Soup. A healthy winter comfort food.
Kalyani says
Thanks Mayuri- we loved the Indian twist to this, too!
Priya Srinivasan says
That’s one quick and hearty soup kalyani ! Love using curry powder for soups & stews, nice flavor! A Simple no fuss recipe!
Kalyani says
Thanks Priya. It is indeed a no fuss soup!