Carrot and Orange Soup

Carrot and Orange Soup
Ingredients:

   Cooking time :15 minus.       Serving :  2-3 persons                           
               
        Carrots       200 gm (peeled and sliced)
        Onion         1/2 (peeled and chopped)
        Vegetable stock 1 cup
        Corn Flour      1/2 tbsp
        Orange juice    1 Cup
        Bay leaf        1
        Orange segments  5-6
        Salt            1 tbsp
        Black pepper    1 tsp
        strips of bread

Method :
Place the vegetables in a pan with the stock and bay leaf.Cover and simmer for 20 minutes until the vegetables are tender.Puree vegetables in a mixer and serve.Blend cornflour with a little if the soup.Return the soup with the cornflour,orange juice and seasonings to the pan.Place on stove and bring to a boil.Simmer for 4-5 minutes, strring continously.Pour soup into a serving bowl and decorate with orange segments,bread strips and coriander leaves.

---Meenakshi Sharma.