Badam Palak Shorba | Spinach soup with Broccoli and Almond | Easy Soup recipes
Equipment
- 1 Soup Pot Sub with Thick bottomed pot / crock pot
- 1 Blender or use anything to puree liquids
- Pots and Pans
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups Spinach baby / regular, packed
- 1/4 cup Almond meal - 1/4 cup*
- 6 Shallots baby onions
- 2 Garlic pods
- 1/4 cup Broccoli cut into mini florets
- 1 TBSP Butter if vegan sub with 2 tsp Olive oil
- 1 tsp
Salt
- 1/2 tsp Crushed Black pepper
- 3/4 cup Milk Sub with Vegan substitutes for an alternative
- 1 TBSP cream or to garnish,optional
Instructions
- In a pan, add half the butter / oil. saute the garlic and onions for 4-5 mins till they soften a bit. Remove.
- In the same oil, saute spinach for 1-2 mins without any water till it wilts a bit. Remove and cool.
- Add the remaining oil / butter and saute the washed and drained broccoli for 3-4 mins till slightly sauteed but still crunchy.
- In a blender, puree spinach, onions, garlic to a fine puree. Add almond meal and puree once more, but not too much.
- Return this puree to the pan, let it simmer along with the broccoli for just 1-2 minutes. Add milk , salt and pepper as desired.
- Check for spice and salt. Once creamy, transfer to a serving bowl.
- Finish with cream and top with pepper if required.
- Serve with croutons / soup sticks as desired
Notes
*In place of almond meal, simply blanch, dry and powder coarsely a handful of almonds. I soaked them for 30 mins, peeled and pureed them with the spinach.
How can I customise this Badam Palak Soup?
- If you have nut allergies, you can use any other plant based thickening agents like potato starch to give body to the soup. I haven't tried it.
- Swap almond milk in place of cow milk here
- Add toasted sesame seeds on top for an added crunch.
- Mix up the greens (spinach, kale, bokchoy, a dash of celery) to make a similar soup
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