Here's something very healthy and tasty.. Spinach soup (palak soup)
Ingredients:
A small bunch of cleaned Spinach leaves
2-3 garlic cloves
1 small piece on ginger (equivalent to 1 garlic clove)
2-3 garlic cloves
1 small piece on ginger (equivalent to 1 garlic clove)
1/4 ts Black pepper powder
1/4 ts Jira (Cumin seeds) powder
Salt to taste
For Garnish:
Cauliflower cut into very small pieces (half cup)
1 small onion finely chopped
Salt to taste
For Garnish:
Cauliflower cut into very small pieces (half cup)
1 small onion finely chopped
Oil for shallow frying
Procedure:
1. Boil 2 glasses of water in a vessel and add cleaned spinach leaves to it.
2. Let it boil for another 3 mins and then take out the spinach leaves
3. Take 1 tsp of edible oil in a pan and add chopped ginger and garlic to it. Let it saute for 30 seconds.
4. In a mixer grind the boiled Spinach leaves along with fried ginger-garlic. Now add the this mixture to the boiling water (mentioned in step 1) back.
5. Add black pepper, cumin powder and salt to the mixture and let it boil for 5-7 mins.
6. Take some 1 tbl spn of oil in a separate pan and heat it.
7. Add the washed Cauliflower pieces to the pan and shallow fry till golden brown.
8. Take the Cauliflower out from the pan and add the chopped onion to the heated pan.
9. Fry onion till it turns golden in color.
10. Remove the soup from the vessel and pour it in the serving bowl.
11. Garnish it with fried Cauliflower and onion.
The soup is ready...Serve Hot!
1. Boil 2 glasses of water in a vessel and add cleaned spinach leaves to it.
2. Let it boil for another 3 mins and then take out the spinach leaves
3. Take 1 tsp of edible oil in a pan and add chopped ginger and garlic to it. Let it saute for 30 seconds.
4. In a mixer grind the boiled Spinach leaves along with fried ginger-garlic. Now add the this mixture to the boiling water (mentioned in step 1) back.
5. Add black pepper, cumin powder and salt to the mixture and let it boil for 5-7 mins.
6. Take some 1 tbl spn of oil in a separate pan and heat it.
7. Add the washed Cauliflower pieces to the pan and shallow fry till golden brown.
8. Take the Cauliflower out from the pan and add the chopped onion to the heated pan.
9. Fry onion till it turns golden in color.
10. Remove the soup from the vessel and pour it in the serving bowl.
11. Garnish it with fried Cauliflower and onion.
The soup is ready...Serve Hot!
Spinach Soup |