Spinach Soup (Palak Soup)

Serves 2

Ingredients:

Spinach leaves 2-3 cups packed

Olive oil 1 tsp

Cinnamon stick 1/2 inch piece

Cloves 2

Bay leaf 1

Garlic Cloves 4

Ginger 1/4th inch piece

Onion 1 medium chopped

Black Pepper powder 1 tsp

Butter 2 sp

Milk 1/2 cup

Corn flour 1.5 tsp

Cream 1 tsp (optional)

Salt

Method:

1. Heat olive oil in a pan, add cinnamon, cloves, bay leaf, garlic, ginger and then add onions and cook till onions turn translucent.

2. Now add the spinach and cook till all the water in spinach evaporates spinach is cooked.

3. Cool them, remove cinnamon, clove, bay leaf and grind the remaining ingredients into smooth paste.

4. Add the paste to the same pan, add 2 cups water, salt, black pepper powder and bring it to boil.

5. Now mix corn flour with milk without any lumps and add it to the boiling soup a mix well.

6. Cook for few more mins till the soup comes to the required consistency. Adjust water as required and add cream if using.

7. Pour it into serving bowls, add a cube of butter and serve hot with some bread croutons or with garlic bread.