Spinach Soup / Palak Ka Soup

Vegetables like spinach are high in iron.Spinach is an excellent source of vitamin K, vitamin A, magnesium, folate, manganese, iron, calcium, vitamin C, vitamin B2, potassium, and vitamin B6. It’s a very good source of protein, phosphorus, vitamin E, zinc, dietary fibre, and copper. It’s a good source of selenium, niacin.

Ingredients:

1 onion, peeled & finely chopped

2 small potatoes, peeled & diced

25g butter /olive oil

120ml vegetable stock

2 cloves garlic

1 tsp Black pepper powder

Salt to taste

3 cups spinach, washed, chopped & stalks removed

Method:-

Thoroughly cleanse fresh spinach and pick out damaged leaves and stalks.

Saute the onion in the butter or o live oil over a low heat for 4-5 minutes until soft.

Add Potatoes and cook for 5 -7 minutes.Add garlic cloves.

Then add the spinach sauté until tender. Spinach leaves will shrink and appear wilted when done.

Cool it.Puree in a blender.Add fresh water or vegetable stock until mixture is of the desired consistency. Add black pepper and salt .Cook on medium heat for 5-10 minutes.

Serve Immediately.