Ingredients-:

• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• Oil for frying
• 1/4 cup barley or brown rice miso
• 6 cups water (divided)
• 5 small carrots, chopped
• 1 cup chopped maitake mushrooms
• 1 cup chopped kale
• Sliced kelp to taste (or wakame, arame or other seaweed)

Method-:

Saute onion, garlic and maitake mushrooms in soup pot. Add miso and 2 cups of water. Let simmer for 10 minutes. Add carrots and 4 cups of water and let boil until carrots are soft. Add kale. Add kelp or seaweed to taste. Serve immediately.