I really don’t make soups often at home. Actually, lazy to prepare, otherwise if I can get a bowl of soup someone makes and gives in hand, ready to take it as dinner😊. So haven’t tried soups that much, other than the few I have posted. Now, as Sangeeta inspired me to make soups, I tried her palak soup (Spinach soup) which was too easy to try. After long time, Singapore climate is back on track, yes it started raining often. So long this summer has been too too hot which I couldn’t handle. So this is the right time for trying out different soups. It could help me to have something healthy too. Otherwise I am really bad eating balanced diet. Today after gym, I bought a pack of spinach to try and have this soup. Perfect for today’s weather! Just finished my bowl of soup and started this post.
Spinach Soup recipe
Recipe Cuisine: Indian | Recipe Category: Starter
Prep Time: 10 mins | Cook time: 20 mins | Serves: 2
Prep Time: 10 mins | Cook time: 20 mins | Serves: 2
Ingredients
Spinach (or Indian palak) – 1 cup tightly packed
Onion – 1
Butter – 1 tblsp
Milk (or cream) – 1/2 cup (if cream 1/4 cup)
Sugar – 1/4 tsp
Salt & pepper – As needed
Corn flour (white starch) – 2 tsp
Onion – 1
Butter – 1 tblsp
Milk (or cream) – 1/2 cup (if cream 1/4 cup)
Sugar – 1/4 tsp
Salt & pepper – As needed
Corn flour (white starch) – 2 tsp
Method
- Clean spinach, remove the thick stalk, roughly chop it. Cube onion and sauté it in butter until transparent. Add spinach to it. And saute until it wilts and reduces in volume.
- Bring a cup of water in a sauce pan and add the sautéed palak and onion. Boil for 2 mins with sugar.
- Puree it either with a hand immersion blender or cool down and grind it in mixer smoothly.
- Heat again with milk/ cream with corn flour dissolved in it. Heat until thick. Adjust the consistency with water or milk if needed. Lastly mix salt and pepper.
Notes
- Sugar retains the colour of spinach. But do not over cook to maintain the fresh green.
- You can add a clove of garlic while sauteeing onion.
- Indian palak gives bright green soup. I once tried with local spinach which was deep green in colour.
- Cream means less, milk means little more for richness of taste.
Serve hot with generous seasoning of salt and pepper. You can have toast along side.
Durga Karthik.
November 10, 2014 at 10:33 amCatchy colours.
Selvarani Ganesan
November 10, 2014 at 11:10 amVery Healthy Soup…
Used cooking Palak often but Palak Soup is new to me..Tnk u Raks…
Ree Kasirajh
November 10, 2014 at 11:27 amThat looks so healthy and colorful!!!
Priya Srinivasan
November 10, 2014 at 2:45 pmBeautiful colour! ! Apt for the weather now!!!
mullai
November 10, 2014 at 3:30 pmGood recipe,,, waiting for more soups !
sujatha thamby
November 10, 2014 at 4:28 pmGood soup….I also add sauted sweet corn….children just slurp it….try once
Kurinji
November 10, 2014 at 6:23 pmhealthy and yummy soup…cute pepper and salt bottles…
nithya rajendran
November 10, 2014 at 6:34 pmHealthy & colourful soup, nice for this cold weather, will try, thanku Raks.
Suby
November 11, 2014 at 2:51 pmThanks for the recipe… I tried, but it was little bitter…will the soup taste that way????
vandu
February 4, 2015 at 6:43 amloved it. great recipe. thank u. I only wish the onions were not fully pureed and were biteable instead.
Amulya
November 16, 2018 at 12:34 pmCan i use rice flour instead of corn?any difference in taste ?
Raks Kitchen
November 16, 2018 at 12:44 pmYes but soup wont be smooth like this
Raks Kitchen
November 16, 2018 at 12:45 pmNope, if palak not cooked properly it will be bitter. Also some spinach variety. Try squuesquelemon if you want to troubleshoot