Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Brocolli Soup with Peas




Brocolli soup is  very healthy and tasty too.For me brocolli  always  resembles a bonsai tree that  has a spl place in my refrigerator:) Do include this wonderful vegetable in your diet because it has lots of health benefits..
Some of the Health Benefits of Brocolli are
  • Cancer prevention
  • Cholestral reduction
  • Helps to maintain bone health
  • Detoxification 
  • Powerful Antioxidant
Here goes the lovely recipe...

Serves:2
Recipe Type:Soups
Duration:25 -40 minutes

Ingredients:
  • Broccoli  -1 (med)
  • Potato   -1(I used sweet potato)
  • Peas      -4 Tbsp
  • Milk       -1/4 cup
  • Onion     -1(med)
  • Garlic cloves-3
For Garnishing:
  • Olive oil/Butter -2 tsp
  • Onion - 1(small) or shallots-3
  • Broccoli florets-3 or 4
  • Grated cheddar cheese-2 Tbsp

Method: 
1.Pressure cook Broccoli,onion,potato,peas and garlic with required water.After the vegetables cools down,grind the vegetables into a puree. 











2.Heat milk in a pan and add the pureed mixture along with the vegetable stock from pressure  cooking the vegetables.Mix well and add pepper and salt.             

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3. Heat a pan and add butter followed by onion,broccoli florets.Saute them well.Spread on top of the broccoli soup  with grated cheese.Serve it with croutons or rusk.I served it with a toasted bread!!                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 






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9 comments:

  1. Great looking soup! I love broccoli and we eat a lot of it. In fact I made a soup last week. Thank you for stopping by my site and leaving such a lovely comment. I look forward to seeing you around.

    Nazneen

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  2. healthy soup..Thanks for linking this recipe to my event 

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  3. Soup looks scrumptious along with the bread toast:-)....and ur health tip s very informative.

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