Rihaan was not well recently and one of my colleagues told me to give him some hot water with cloves and star anise. It seems this helps with cold and sore throat and is widely used in her native. Sandy generally prefers to feed Rihaan with chicken clear soup when he has cold. So, I combined the two ideas to create this simple soup. I added some veggies and some spices to develop some taste and thickness to the soup. When ready, it tasted like Shorba and hence the name. The sweetness from star anise is the star of this soup. It is also an instant pot recipe and makes our job super easy. I did not use any herbs today but some cilantro might help with the taste of this one as well. A bowl of this is so lovely and comforting, I think I am going to make more of it from now on.

I would highly recommend this one, do try it out and let me know how you liked it in the comments below.