Vegetable soup with Kale leaves and stems

Ingredients:

Kale Leaves - 1 cup
Kale stems - 1 cup ( chopped into small pieces)
Chopped Celery - 1 stem
Chopped carrot - 1
Chopped Onions - 3/4
Chopped garlic - 2 cloves
Dried Parsley -1 tsp
Salt to taste
Freshly ground pepper powder - 2 tsp
Brocolli florets - 6
Chopped Brocolli stem - 1/4 cup
Spinach leaves - few
Olive Oil -1/2 tbsp
Bay leaves -1
Water - 1 1/2 cup

Method:

1) In a pan add Olive oil and fry onions and garlic till golden brown.
2) Add Salt, chopped carrot,celery,kale stems, brocolli, brocolli stems and cook well for 5 to 7 minutes.
3) Add Bay leave, parsley and 1 cup of water and bring it to boil.
4) Add Kale leaves and spinach to the pan and mix well and cook for another 5 minutes with lid closed.
5) Sprinkle ground pepper and mix well and add another 1/2 cup of water if required.
6) Check if kale stems are tender piercing with fork.
7) Cook for another 3 minutes if they are not tender .
8) Serve hot in a bowl.