Green Pea and Spring Onion Soup
by Tarla Dalal

This recipe brings together the juicy textures and fresh flavours of two ever-popular ingredients – green peas and spring onions.

Sautéing the ingredients in butter gives the Green Pea and Spring Onion Soup a wonderful aroma and buttery taste, while ingredients like cabbage and onions add to the soup’s flavour and volume.

Boiling the soup with milk helps to give it a creamy and rather soothing texture and pleasant flavour. Enjoy this soup hot and fresh.

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Green Pea and Spring Onion Soup recipe - How to make Green Pea and Spring Onion Soup

1 cup green pea pods
3/4 cup chopped spring onion whites and greens
2 tsp butter
1/2 cup finely chopped onions
3/4 cup chopped cabbage
1/2 cup milk
salt and freshly ground black pepper (kalimirch) to taste

Method

Heat the butter in a deep non-stick pan, add the green pea pods, spring onions and onions and sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute.
Add the cabbage and 2 cups of water, mix well and cover with a lid and cook on a medium flame for 6 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
Cool and blend in a mixer along with 1 cup of water till smooth.
Strain the mixture using a strainer.
Transfer the mixture into a deep non-stick pan, add the milk, salt and pepper, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
Serve hot.