Quick Spinach Soup (know Your Green Leafy Vegetables)
by Tarla Dalal
16 May 2011
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Spinach, by itself, is a multi-nutrient vegetable, making this a very desirable soup. You can use vegetable stock instead of water.
Quick Spinach Soup (know Your Green Leafy Vegetables) recipe - How to make Quick Spinach Soup (know Your Green Leafy Vegetables)
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Makes 4 servings
3 cups washed and roughly chopped spinach (palak)
2 tbsp butter
1/2 cup finely chopped onions
1/2 tsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
1 tbsp plain flour (maida)
1 1/2 cups milk
salt and to taste
For The Garnish
1 tbsp ginger (adrak) juliennes
Method
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- Method
- Combine the spinach and 3 tbsp of water in a deep pan and cook on a medium flame for 5 to 7 minutes or till all the water evaporates, stirring once in between.
- Cool and blend in a mixer to a smooth purée. Keep aside.
- Heat the butter in a deep pan, add the onions and garlic and sauté on a medium flame till the onions turn translucent.
- Add the plain flour and sauté till the flour gets a coarse grainy texture.
- Add 1½ cups of milk and 2 cups of water to the mixture and cook on a medium flame till it thickens, while stirring continuously using a whisk.
- Add the spinach purée, salt and pepper, mix well and simmer for another 5 minutes.
- Serve hot garnished with ginger juliennes.
Handy tips
- Handy tips
- If there is any water left after cooking spinach, do not throw it. Use the drained water along with water in the recipe.
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