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# Palak Soup Recipe
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| **Prep time** | 5 min |
| **Cook time** | 10 min |
| **Total time** | 15 min |
| **Serves** | 4 servings |
Per servings.
| Nutrient | Amount |
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| Calories | 244 kcal |
| Carbohydrates | 14 g |
| Protein | 9 g |
| Fat | 17 g |
| Saturated fat | 8 g |
| Cholesterol | 45 mg |
| Sodium | 409 mg |
| Potassium | 397 mg |
| Fiber | 0.2 g |
| Sugar | 13 g |
| Vitamin A | 699 IU |
| Vitamin C | 1 mg |
| Calcium | 311 mg |
| Iron | 0.1 mg |
## About
It is a simple, healthy, and nutritious soup recipe made with fresh spinach leaves, milk, and a basic spice mix. The **Palak Soup** or **Cream of Spinach Soup** is typically served before the meal, which helps to improve the appetite. It is also prepared and served as a full meal, particularly for the weight watchers or to lose weight. The leaves are loaded with fiber and hence help to improve digestion and eventually improve the craving.
There are many ways to make this simple **Palak Soup or Cream of Spinach Soup**. But the most common way is to make it with tender spinach leaves, milk, basic spices, and cooking cream as toppings. This is the restaurant way which offers a balanced approach from a taste and also from the health perspective. However, the cream and also milk can be skipped to make it a super healthy and authentic soup. The other most popular way is to mix it with other veggies like carrots, tomatoes, and potatoes.
## Ingredients
### for palak puree:
* 2 tsp oil
* 2 cloves garlic
* ½ inch ginger
* 2 tbsp onion *(sliced)*
* 1 bunch palak / spinach
### for spinach soup:
* 2 tsp oil
* 1 tbsp butter
* 2 tsp maida
* 1 bay leaf
* 4 cup milk
* ½ tsp pepper powder
* ½ tsp salt
* ½ tsp sugar
* 2 tbsp cream
## Instructions
1. Firstly, in a pan heat 2 tsp oil. Add 2 cloves garlic, ½ inch ginger and 2 tbsp onion.
2. Saute until the onions shrink slithgly. Do not brown the onions as the flavour will change.
3. Now add 1 bunch palak and saute until the palak shrinks completely.
4. Cool completely, and transfer to the mixer jar.
5. Add water and grind to a smooth paste. Keep aside.
6. In a large kadai heat 2 tsp oil, 1 tbsp butter and add 2 tsp maida.
7. saute on low flame until the maida turns aromatic. Do not brown the maida, just fry until the maida turns aromatic.
8. Now add 1 bay leaf and saute slightly.
9. Further, add 4 cup of milk and mix using a whisk.
10. Continue to cook until the milk thickens.
11. Also, add in prepared palak puree and cook well. Simmer for 2 minutes, or until the flavors are absorbed.
12. Add in ½ tsp pepper powder, ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp sugar, and 2 tbsp cream. Mix well.
13. Finally, enjoy Palak Soup Recipe garnished with cream.
## Step-by-step
Firstly, in a pan heat 2 tsp oil. Add 2 cloves garlic, ½ inch ginger, and 2 tbsp onion.
Saute until the onions shrink slightly. Do not brown the onions as the flavor will change.
Now add 1 bunch palak and saute until the palak shrinks completely.
Cool completely, and transfer to the mixer jar.
Add water and grind to a smooth paste. Keep aside.
In a large kadai heat 2 tsp oil, 1 tbsp butter and add 2 tsp maida.
saute on low flame until the maida turns aromatic. Do not brown the maida, just fry until the maida turns aromatic.
Now add 1 bay leaf and saute slightly.
Further, add 4 cup of milk and mix using a whisk.
Continue to cook until the milk thickens. Remove the bay leaf now as the flavours are infused into the milk.
Also, add in prepared palak puree and cook well. Simmer for 2 minutes, or until the flavors are absorbed.
Add in ½ tsp pepper powder, ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp sugar, and 2 tbsp cream. Mix well.
Finally, enjoy **Palak Soup Recipe** garnished with cream.
## Palak Soup Benefits
The benefits of any leafy vegetable are and its soup is nothing new. In addition, the soup made with palak leaves is known for its health benefits. Some of the major ones are –
1. **Improve Digestion –** The spinach leaves are rich in fiber and hence help to improve appetite and constipation. It also helps to improve the gut health and intestine.
2. **Heart Health –** Palak leaves are rich in folate, potassium, and antioxidants. These nutrients eventually help the heart muscle and blood pressure.
3. **Nutrients –** Green spinach leaves are rich in vitamins A, C, K, and folate, and also rich in minerals, calcium, and iron. This helps to regulate the blood sugar level and improve bone health.
4. **Immunity –** Vitamin C helps to boost immunity and prevent the common cold and flu. Hence, serving Spinach soup with a hint of ground pepper is the best choice for cold flu symptoms.
5. **Weight Loss –** Vegetable-based soups are the best choice if you wish to reduce body weight. Fiber-rich spinach leaves improve digestion and then eventually the craving for healthy food.
## Video
## Tips
The recipe is extremely simple and easy to prepare without any complicated ingredients used to make it. Yet some tips and suggestions are –
1. **Fresh Spinach –** Use fresh and tender spinach leaves to make it tasty and also easy to blend. Moreover, tender English Spinach leaves result in a tasty soup so better to stick with it.
2. **Choice of Cream –** Adding cream toppings is optional but adding it makes it more creamy and also tasty. Just the spinach leaves soup can be difficult to consume but certainly a healthy way to consume.
3. **Texture –** The texture of the soup is super important. It has to be neither thick nor thin like running water. Medium consistency is best for any kind of soup, particularly when it is served as a meal by itself.
4. **Accompaniment –** Generally it does not require any additional side, but makes it a complete meal when served with garlic bread or sourdough toast bread. Any deep-fried snacks can also be the best choice.
5. **Variations –** You can use different kinds of vegetable puree or also experiment with different types of broth too. In addition, the final soup can be topped with a range of herbs and spices to make it a more flavored soup.
## Notes
* Firstly, you can blanch the palak in hot water or saute the palak until it shrinks.
* Also, adding maida gives a nice creamy texture to the soup. Adjust the consistency as required before serving.
* Additionally, if you like soup slightly spicy then add green chilli while making palak puree.
* Finally, **Palak Soup Recipe** tastes great when served hot with a piece of bread.
Original recipe by Hebbar's Kitchen: [https://hebbarskitchen.com/palak-soup-cream-spinach-soup-recipe/](https://hebbarskitchen.com/palak-soup-cream-spinach-soup-recipe/)
