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Palak soup Spinach Soup Recipe

Palak soup / spinach soup Recipe is nutritious, easy and quick recipe. Good for cold winter evenings. As well as during rainy season. You need to add healthy greens in your meals and this palak / spinach soup is a welcome dish. During winter or cold rainy days this hot soup served with any bread is welcome. Garlic bread or any toasted bread goes well with this soup. I am using fresh spinach leaves but you can use the precooked / canned spinach if you wish.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Dinner-Lunch, Soup
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

How to make Palak soup Spinach Soup

Ingredients for palak soup – spinach soup to serve 2

  • Fresh Spinach leaves – 2 cups
  • Sugar- 1/2 tsp
  • water – 3 cups
  • Boiled potato – 1 small – You may use a small sweet potato instead of potato.
  • salt – 1/2 tsp or to taste
  • black pepper powder – 1/2 tsp or to taste.
  • Fresh Cream or butter – 1 tsp
  • Garlic – 1 or 2 cloves
  • Onion – 1 small
  • olive oil or vegetable oil – 1/2 tsp

Why use boiled potato?

  • Usually corn starch is used to thicken the soup. Today instead of corn starch, we are using a boiled potato. This will be useful to those who do not have cornstarch available or do not want to use it for whatever reason.
  • You may also use a sweet potato instead of regular potato. Sweet potato is considered healthier than potato.

Instructions
 

Preparation before making spinach soup:

  • Wash spinach leaves.
  • Chop spinach and garlic, onion roughly.
  • Dice boiled potato.

Cooking palak soup:

  • Heat oil in a pan. Add chopped garlic. Fry for a few seconds. Do not let it brown.
  • Add chopped onion and fry till onions are transparent.
  • Add spinach leaves to the pan. Cook for 2 minutes or so till spinach leaves are wilted. Take off fire. Let cool a little.
  • Puree the boiled potato and spinach leaves together along with a little water.
  • Put the puree back in the pot. Add 1 cup water.
  • Bring to boil.
  • Check for consistency, add more water if needed.
  • Add salt, sugar, and pepper powder according to taste. Boil for 2 minutes.
  • The soup is ready.The soup thickens a little when cool.
  • Add cream or butter just before serving in the soup bowl.Or you may add it on top of the soup while serving in individual bowl.
  • Serve hot with croutons/garlic bread. Enjoy your Soup with your family and friends.

Notes

Tips:
  • Add butter or milk or cream just before serving or just while serving. Do not add it while cooking.
  • Vegans can add coconut milk or coconut cream instead of dairy milk.
  • Boiled potato adds taste and thickens the soup.
  • Instead of boiled potato, you may use sweet potato or  cornstarch.
  • Go to recipe for spinach – palak soup with corn starch.
You may visit Besan Kadhi Recipe.
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