Healthy Spinach and Vegetable Soup Recipe

HEALTHY SPINACH AND VEGETABLE SOUP

Spinach is a healthy vegetable because rich in vitamins A, C and K, magnesium, manganese, and iron. It is good for eye health, reduce blood pressure levels, and reduce oxidative stress. Therefore, it is good to use spinach to cook soup to start your meal. Here is a good spinach and vegetable soup recipe for you to follow and use.

Spinach is a healthy vegetable because rich in vitamins A, C and K, magnesium, manganese, and iron. It is good for eye health, reduce blood pressure levels, and reduce oxidative stress. Therefore, it is good to use spinach to cook soup to start your meal. Here is a good spinach and vegetable soup recipe for you to follow and use.

Spanich And Vegetable Soup Recipe

Spanich is a healthy vegetable to boost the immune system. This spanich and vegetable soup is a good starter to cook in home.

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Prep Time 30 mins

Cook Time 30 mins

Course Soup

Cuisine ASIAN

Servings 4 people

Ingredients

  

• 2 bunches fresh Palak/Spinach
• 1 cup roasted vegetables of your choice and (mushroom optional)
• 1 medium Onion, thinly sliced
• ¾ inch Ginger, peeled
• 1-2 Green Chilies, slit thin
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 inch Cinnamon
• 2 pieces cloves
• 2-3 tbsp lime or lemon juice
• little salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tbsp oil or butter

For White Sauce

• 1 cup milk (at room temperature)
• 1 tbsp Maida/All Purpose Flour
• 1 tbsp butter

For Garnish

• 300 ml fresh cream
• few pieces Croutons

Instructions

 

Preparing White Sauce

• Heat a pan and add butter to it. When butter is melted, add Maida/all-purpose flour.
• Stir this Maida on medium to low heat till it changes its shade from white to very light golden, about 1-2 minute.
• It is important that the raw taste of Maida disappears and hence stir it on a low to medium heat without burning it.
• Remove pan from fire and mix in milk. Give it a good stir with the help of a small whisk and bring the pan back into hob.
• Keep stirring continuously till the sauce starts to thicken, about 3-4 minutes. Make sure that the sauce is lump free.
• Switch off the gas and keep this White Sauce aside till needed

METHOD

• Wash and rinse the spinach and keep aside till needed.
• Heat a tablespoon of oil/butter in a pressure cooker and add thinly sliced onions.
• Sauté for a minute or two till it turns translucent.
• Mix in slit green chilies, cloves and cinnamon and stir for few seconds.
• Now add washed spinach leaves and sugar and stir till leaves start to wilt, about 2 minutes.
• Add 4 cups water and whole ginger and mix them well.
• Cover the lid of pressure cooker and place its weight.
• Reduce the heat to medium and cook for 1 whistle, about 7-10 mins. Let the pressure release completely before you open the lid.
• Discard ginger, green chilies and whole spices from cooked spinach.
• Drain water from cooked spinach and reserve it for later.
• Transfer cooked spinach into a blender or mixer jar and let it cool slightly. Blend this spinach to smooth puree adding little reserved water at time.
• Transfer cooked spinach into a blender or mixer jar and let it cool slightly. Blend this spinach to smooth puree adding lit- tle reserved water at time.
• Transfer this spinach puree along with reserved water to a pan and cook on medium flame for 2-3 minutes.
• Once the soup comes to gentle boil, add white sauce and vegetables and mix well.
• Mix in salt and pepper to taste and continue to cook soup on medium flame till it starts to thicken, about 4-5 minutes.
• Transfer to bowl and drizzle some fresh cream on top and add few bread croutons and serve hot with any bread or salad of your choice.
• Your Spinach and Vegetable Soup is ready to be served.

Keyword soup recipe, spanich, spinach and vegetable soup