Ash Gourd Soup

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups peeled and chopped Ash Gourd (Kohla/Petha)
• ¾ cup Sarda Farms Milk (Skimmed)
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped (optional)
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 tejpatta
• 1 star anise
• 1 tbsp grated ginger
• ¼ tbsp black pepper powder
• Salt to taste
• Sunflower and melon seeds for garnish (optional)
• Mint leaves for garnish (optional)