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Spinach Soup

Spinach Soup

Name: Spinach Soup
Total time: 1 min 12 s
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 0.75 tablespoons Yellow Moong Dal; 1.5 glasses Water; 1.25 teaspoons Salt; 1 small piece Carrot-regular; 1 small piece Potato; 1 teaspoon Refined Oil; 1 small piece Capsicum Red-regular; 1 pinch Cumin; 1 piece Garlic; 2 units Cashewnut (2 Piece Split); 0.25 cups Spinach W/o Roots; 1 pinch Pepper; 3 leafs Dill Leaves - Other; 2 units Almond

Time25 Min

DifficultyIntermediate

Serves1

Spinach soup is a warm and inviting soup for winters made from the cream of spinach leaves, simmered in mild spices. This creamy palak soup is an excellent way of including greens in your diet without any compromise on taste! The main ingredients of the spinach soup recipe include fresh baby spinach leaves, moong dal, veggies, almonds, cashews, garlic, and spices. The almonds and cashews give it ... a nutty flavour, while the delicate spices add to its rustic aroma! The garlic and dill leaves in the recipe add a wonderful flavour to the soup and the moong dal gives it a rich creamy texture! This rich and creamy palak soup recipe takes very little time to cook and is loved by all due to its vibrant colour and creamy texture! Despite being the healthiest of all greens, not many people enjoy regular spinach recipes as they dislike the taste of spinach. However, try out this classic spinach soup at home and we are sure it would be loved by anyone and everyone! It is also a great way to get some spinach into your kids if they are picky eaters. The rich and green palak soup can be served as a starter with garlic bread or just crispy buttered bread! To start with, this palak soup can be made for a light and healthy dinner or as a beverage that can be had alongside the main course!

Ingredients

Dry Grocery

Yellow Moong Dal

0.75 tablespoons

Salt

1.25 teaspoons

Refined Oil

1 teaspoon

Cumin

1 pinch

Cashewnut (2 Piece Split)

2 units

Almond

2 units

Fruits & Vegetables

Carrot-regular

1 small piece

Potato

1 small piece

Capsicum Red-regular

1 small piece

Spinach W/o Roots

0.25 cups

Other

Water

1.5 glasses

Garlic

1 piece

Pepper

1 pinch

Dill Leaves - Other

3 leafs

Directions

In a bowl, add Water, Yellow Moong and keep for soaking.

In a heavy bottom vessel, add Water, Salt, soaked Moong and boil for 20 mins.

In a heavy bottom vessel, add Water, Salt, diced Carrots and boil till soft.

In a heavy bottom vessel, add Water, Salt, Potatoes and boil till soft. Once cool, remove the skin and cut into dices.

Heat Oil in pan. Add Salt, diced Red Pepper and saute.

Remove it to a bowl and set aside.

In a mixing bowl, add Sauteed Red Pepper, boiled diced Carrots, Potatoes and toss it well and set aside.

Heat Oil in pan. Add Garlic, Jeera and saute.

Add Cashewnut and saute.

Add Water and bring to boil.

Add Spinach, Salt, Pepper and boil.

Add Boiled Moong Dal and bring to boil till soft.

Remove it to a blender and make a fine paste.

Strain the liquid into a bowl and again blend the remaining strained and strain again to the bowl.

Garnish with Dill and keep aside.

In a serving bowl, place the Veg Mix on the base.

Pour the Soup on top.

Garnish with chopped Almonds.

Interesting facts and tips-

• Use fresh baby spinach leaves without roots for best results in this recipe. • Be very careful while blanching the spinach, if overcooked then it will result in a loss of nutrients and colour. The spinach should be lightly sautéed over a medium flame and immediately removed once it turns into dark green colour. Once removed from the flame, place it under running cold water to keep the bright green colour intact. • While blending the ingredients, make sure that it’s not very hot. As steam expands quickly in a blending jar it may cause the ingredients to splutter outside and cause severe burns. Fill the jar only up to one-third of its portion to prevent this from happening. • If opting for a non-vegan version, use butter instead of refined oil and also add milk or cream for a richer and fuller taste. This vegan palak soup recipe is a whole and hearty meal in itself that can be enjoyed with bread, and salad! The calories in spinach soup are surprisingly low and the benefits of spinach soup are incredibly high! All the ingredients in the soup add on to its nutritional content and health benefits!

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We hope you had fun making it! Enjoy the meal.

Spinach Soup

Spinach is a miraculously green leafy veggie that is a superfood with amazingly numerous health benefits. It is used in various cuisines in several innovative ways like the palak paneer, palak khichdi, palak mix veg, and moong dal palak. Palak soup is a healthy recipe, and it is low in calories. Palak soup can either be served plain or with some variety of bread or as a starter. Sometimes one can also incorporate macaroni into the spinach soup recipe. Dark leafy spinach is essential for bone, skin and hair health, and they also offer considerable amounts of iron, protein and various vitamins and minerals to the body. The recipe for an easy spinach soup is mentioned below.

Nutritional value of Spinach Soup

One serving of palak soup contains Energy 122 calories Protein 5 grams Carbohydrates 10 grams Fat 4 grams Fibre 7 grams

Ingredients Required To Make Palak Soup

The ingredients that are required to make the palak soup are: ¾ tablespoon of moong dal One diced carrot One chopped red capsicum One potato boiled and diced 0.25 cups of finely chopped spinach ¼ cups chopped onions 2 to 3 garlic cloves that are diced to small sizes 1 tablespoon of besan or gram flour 1 bay leaf 2 cups of water 1 tablespoon of butter Salt to taste The cream is optional for topping the soup Crushed black pepper and grated cheese to garnish

Palak Soup Recipe

The stepwise procedure to prepare a cream of spinach soup is stated below. Soak moong dal in water and then boil it for 20 minutes with salt and water. Remove it to a blender and make a fine paste and leave it aside for future use. In a heavy-bottomed vessel, boil the potato with water and salt, peel the soft-boiled potato's skin and keep it in a bowl. Rinse the palak leaves in running water. Finely chop it and leave it aside. In a pan or Kadai, heat butter and add a bay leaf to it. Saute for 2 to 3 seconds. Drop in 2 to 3 chopped garlic and saute it until they turn brown. But take care not to burn the garlic. Make sure to do it on low flame. Add ¼ cup of chopped onions and saute until they turn translucent. Then drop diced carrots, red pepper and the boiled potatoes. Then add approximately 2 cups of chopped spinach. Mix salt and pepper and stir and season it well. Add 1 tablespoon of gram flour or besan to it. Mix them well. Pour 2 cups of water and allow it to simmer for 3-4 minutes. Add ¼ teaspoon of cumin powder. Stir it well together. Let the soup mixture cool and switch it off. Blend it well in a blender and make it smooth. Remove the bay leaf before blending. Add salt and crushed pepper to season the soup. Mix it with the smooth moong dal paste. If the consistency of the soup is thick at this stage, add some water. Place the soup again on the stove and simmer for 3 minutes. Make a base with the veggies and pour the soup on top. Garnish with black pepper, grated cheese and cream. Serve the palak soup hot.

Health Benefits of Spinach Soup

The various health benefits associated with the palak soup recipe are: The cream of spinach soup increases the body immunity by enhancing the capability of the immune system. This is because palak ka soup has high levels of vitamin A, C, and K and minerals like iron, manganese, and magnesium. All these help to fight oxidative stress and strengthens immunity. Palak soup is good for the eyes as it has high amounts of lutein and zeaxanthin that is seen to reverse the damage and improves eyesight tremendously. Palak soup recipe also has carotenoids that help in preventing cataracts and macular degeneration in the eye. Palak soup is known to treat blood pressure, and it is rich in nitrates which reduces the risk of all coronary diseases. The high potassium content in the palak soup recipe will reduce the sodium in the body, thereby decreasing blood pressure. Palak soup reduces cancer risk as it contains both MGDG and SQDG that fight all the cancer cells. The chlorophyll in palak ka soup will effectively block the carcinogenic effects of all the heterocyclic amines. Spinach bears an antioxidant known as alpha-lipoic acid and greatly helps to treat diabetes in people by increasing blood glucose control effectively because it lowers glucose levels. Alpha-lipoic acid decreases peripheral neuropathy and autonomic neuropathy in diabetes. A study states that spinach soup recipe is used to treat asthma with the help of beta-carotene. The Palak soup recipe is rich in Vitamin K that is important for bone health as it improves calcium absorption and will reduce the calcium that exits the system through urine. Palak soup recipe is rich in water and fibre and prevents constipation problems by promoting the digestive tract's health. The spinach soup recipe has large quantities of Vitamin A, which will promote healthy skin and hair. Vitamin A is seen to moisturize the skin and moderate the production of oil. Iron deficiency is a common cause of hair loss, and it can be prevented by higher intake of cream of spinach soup recipe as it is rich in iron. Spinach comes either canned or fresh and can be eaten both raw and cooked. Raw spinach is seen to have more nutrients than cooked ones. It has more potential and a portion of easy food to add to the diet, which promotes foetal development. This is because it contains high amounts of folic acid and reduces all the defects development risk. It takes care of the nervous system of the unborn child. This makes spinach soup the essential food for a pregnant woman and everyone regularly. The ideal dosing is two cup of spinach or 60 grams per day and is an effective keto ingredient. Therefore this magical ingredient creates wonders in all dishes, and spinach soup is an awesome recipe to shower all the health benefits in one go.