palak soup recipe | spinach soup recipe | cream of spinach soup with detailed photo and video recipe. basically a thick liquid food prepared from blending spinach leaves with onions.
while, i am huge fan of creamy tomato soup, my husband loves palak soup. interestingly, most of the time, i end up preparing tomato soup. however, last week i decided to give a pleasant surprise by preparing the creamy palak soup. he prefers to be it very simple without any cream. however, this time i made the spinach soup more creamy and thick. i was skeptical as he never prefers to be thick and creamy. but he really enjoyed having the creamy version too. later, i than decided to make a video of the same soup and post on my website too.
furthermore, i would like to highlight the health benefits of palak or spinach leaves. research has proved that dark green palak leaves are rich in chlorophyll. it is very important to improve the eye sight, cataracts and macular degeneration. also, dark green spinach leaves are rich in iron, low in calories and excellent source of vitamins. furthermore, the spinach leaves are loaded with flavonoids. basically, flavonoids are a helpful antioxidants which protects the human body from radicals. in conclusion, i would not hesitate to call spinach leaves as nutrient dense food.
finally, i would highly recommend to check out my indian soup recipe collections. particularly, tomato soup, veg manchow soup, sweet corn soup recipes. also, i have also posted south indian clear soup/rasam recipes too. specifically, beetroot soup, kokam soup, lemon soup and tomato onion rasam.
palak soup recipe | spinach soup video recipe:
recipe card for palak soup recipe | spinach soup recipe | cream of spinach soup:
palak soup recipe | spinach soup recipe | cream of spinach soup
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 tej patta / bay leaf
- ¼ onion (finely chopped)
- 1 clove garlic (finely chopped)
- 1 bunch palak / spinach leaves
- ¼ cup water (to blend)
- ½ cup milk
- salt to taste
- ½ tsp pepper (crushed)
- ½ tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp corn flour
- 1 tsp fresh cream
Instructions
- firstly, in a large kadai, add butter and tej leaf. saute till it turns aromatic.
- furthermore, add finely chopped onions and garlic. saute till they turn golden brown.
- additionally, add palak leaves. make sure to cut the stem and clean before you use.
- saute on medium flame for a minute till they shrink in size.
- furthermore, allow to cool completely and remove bay leaf.
- transfer the mixture to blender and blend to smooth puree adding water as required.
- now further transfer the blended puree to the same kadai.
- also add half cup of milk.
- add salt and give a good mix.
- furthermore, get the puree to boil.
- add crushed black pepper and sugar.
- also add corn flour paste and give a quick stir. to prepare corn flour paste, stir 1 tbsp of corn starch with ¼ cup water and make a paste out of it. add it to the soup accordingly. stir again and check the consistency. the more corn starch you add the more thick your soup will be.
- then pour the soup in serving bowl and top with fresh cream
- finally, enjoy the piping hot palak soup.
palak soup recipe | spinach soup recipe | cream of spinach soup step by step photo recipe:
- firstly, in a large kadai, add butter and tej leaf. saute till it turns aromatic.
- furthermore, add finely chopped onions and garlic. saute till they turn golden brown.
- additionally, add palak leaves. make sure to cut the stem and clean before you use.
- saute on medium flame for a minute till they shrink in size.
- furthermore, allow to cool completely and remove bay leaf.
- transfer the mixture to blender and blend to smooth puree adding water as required.
- now further transfer the blended puree to the same kadai.
- also add half cup of milk.
- add salt and give a good mix.
- furthermore, get the puree to a boil.
- add crushed black pepper and sugar.
- also add corn flour paste and give a quick stir. to prepare corn flour paste, stir 1 tbsp of corn starch with ¼ cup water and make a paste out of it. add it to the soup accordingly. stir again and check the consistency. the more corn starch you add the more thick your soup will be.
- then pour the soup in serving bowl and top with fresh cream.
- finally, enjoy the piping hot palak soup.
notes:
- firstly, do not over boil palak as they will loose colour and nutritional value.
- furthermore, add more cream to make the soup creamy.
- additionally, add cloves and cardamom for more flavours.
- finally, blend to smooth puree once they are cooled completely.
Can we use salted butter if unsalted not available?
yeah you can.. make sure to adjust salt accordingly..
Can we use maida as an alternative of corn flour
make sure to roast maida before adding
Please introduce some more vegetable based variety soups.
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hi.. can u please tell what is that fresh cream. ??
fresh cream is malai or store brought thickened cream
Tried this recipe… turned out very well…thanks for sharing
Thanks a lot 🙂
thanks #Hebbers..
you are welcome himanshu
Tried papal soup today… It came excellent… As tasted in hotel… U make r cooking easier n tempting us to try.. Keep goin..
plz tell about u…
you are welcome Vishaa. My name is Archana!!
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