January 22, 2019
spinach soup..healthier version..no oil, no cream
Course | Soup |
Prep Time | 10 minutes |
Cook Time | 20 minutes |
Servings |
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Ingredients
- 260 gms of fresh spinach
- 1 medium carrot
- 1 small tomato
- 1/2 medium onion
- 1 inch piece of ginger
- 2-3 cloves of garlic
- 1/2 cup of milk more for creamier taste
- 1 tsp crushed black pepper
- juice of one lime
- Salt to taste
Ingredients
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Instructions
- In a pressure cooker or a saucepan boil together washed spinach, onion, tomato,carrot,ginger and garlic till cooked. Use around 1 1/2 cup water.
- When vegetables cool off, purée them with help of blender. Sieve and transfer to same saucepan .
- Adjust water for desired consistency of soup. Give it a boil and add milk. Switch off flame as soon as soup comes to another boil. Adjust salt and black pepper.
- Serve the soup in soup bowls with sprinkle of lime juice. Can be garnished with fried / crackling spinach or cream. Serve with croutons/garlic bread/ garlic knots or breadstick
Recipe Notes
GOOD TO KNOW:
For Instant Pot cooking: to start with drop in spinach, onion, carrot, tomato, ginger, garlic and sufficient water in cooking pot. close lid and keep on sealing position. put instant pot on soup mode for 7 minutes. wait for cool off with NPR (natural pressure release). ~10 minutes. open lid and use hand (immersion) blender to puree contents. Adjust water to desired consistency.Add in milk,salt and pepper. Close lid ,sealing position and put on manual mode for 2 minutes. soup is ready after NPR.Serve with dash of lime juice.
Author: Aparna Yelmar