Broccoli is not a frequently used vegetable at my home and I'm looking at ways to incorporate it into my cooking. I've discovered that a soup is a good way to use it. Paired with a salad or a side dish, a soup is a perfect evening meal too.
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| The power-packed florets! Pic credit : Pixabay |
This time around, I made shallow fried French fries to go along with the soup. This was to incentivize my daughter (and husband) to have the soup :) They were visibly happy to hear that fries were on the menu. I'm waiting for the day when a soup in itself is a good enough reason for them to dance with joy!
Serves 6-8
Ingredients:
Broccoli - 2 medium heads
Onion - Half
Potato - 1 small
Carrots- 2 medium
Garlic - 5-6 cloves
Salt - to taste
Black pepper - to taste
Olive oil - Half tablespoon
Lemon juice - 1/2 teaspoon or according to taste (optional)
Water - (How can I forget this elixir of life!) Enough to cover the ingredients and a little more.
Way to go:
1. Wash all vegetables well. Chop roughly.
2. Heat oil in pressure cooker / saucepan.
3. When it turns warm, add garlic. After a minute, add onions. Add salt. Adding salt at this point helps in browning the onions faster.
4. When onions turn golden brown, add chopped carrots and broccoli. Sauté for 2 minutes.
5. Add water according to the soup consistency that you like. You can add more water later too.
6. When pressure cooker whistles once, turn it off. If you are using a saucepan, bring everything to a boil till vegetables turn soft.
7. Let it cool down. Blend. I use Blendtec and it does its job so well that I don't need to strain.
If you like, you can strain but try to use the leftover pulp for parathas. (You can replace carrots and make the dough with this pulp instead).
8. Adjust water for consistency.
9. Add a dash of olive oil/lemon juice/cream/parsley/bread croutons for garnish if you so like.
For Instant Pot:
1. Put on soup setting for 5 minutes.
Tips:
1. You can use butter, ghee (clarified butter) or another oil instead of olive oil.
2. You can add celery stalk to the ingredients.
Enjoy the green goodness!
