Sunday, February 20, 2011

Spinach soup

Ingredients:
1) Spinach leaves(w/o stem) - 100 gms
2) Small onion - 50 gms
3) Coriander leaves(w/o stem) - 25 gms
4) Mint leaves(w/o stem)- 25 gms
5) Garlic cloves - 3
6) Salt, Pepper - to taste
7) Water - 1/2 ltr
8) Butter
Method of preparation:
1) Wash spinach leaves, coriander leaves, mint leaves thoroughly with water.
2) Chop spinach leaves, coriander leaves, mint leaves, small onion, garlic finely.
3) Heat pan. Add 1/2 ltr of water. Add the chopped greens, small onion and garlic finely. Add salt and pepper.
4) Simmer heat and allow water to boil. Cook for 10-15 mins.
5) Allow mixture to cool. Blend the mixture using a blender.
6) Heat pan. Add a dollop of butter. Pour the blended mixture to the pan. Allow it to boil. Switch off.
The soup was tasty, though it was not very pleasant to look at(dark green in color). The only mistake was that the soup was a little salty. Else, it was a change to savour.

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