Cream of Spinach Soup

Hello everyone I am Debashis, a recipe blogger. I am from India and I believe Indian food is much more than $10 all you can eat buffet. I share recipes of lesser known Indian dishes in North America online and with folks to help people cook good Indian food at home. I also want to remove the myth that all Indian food is spicy.

Cream of mushroom soup is a simple type of soup where a basic roux is thinned with cream or milk and then mushrooms and/or mushroom broth are added. It is a very popular soup has been one of the most consumed vegetarian canned soups in the world.I decided to use the same idea but twist it to make a Green colored soup in similar lines using Spinach. I am calling it the Cream of Spinach soup and I have used an instant pot to prepare it.I have used thyme as my herb, if you do not like its taste then do replace it with some other herb as thyme in soups isn’t for everyone. This is a super easy dish and can be prepared in pretty quick time.

Supplies

Ingredients:

Scoop of butter/1/2 butter bar

¾ Onions diced into medium

8 Garlic pods smashed

1 Teaspoon of fresh thyme (or any other herb)

1 Teaspoon of cumin powder

Bowl of fresh parsley chopped small

1 lb of Spinach chopped small

5 shitake mushrooms chopped thin

2 Teaspoons of corn starch powder

½ Cup of whole fat milkSalt to taste

½ Teaspoon of black pepper powder

½ Bowl of milk cream/heavy cream

½ Teaspoon of curry powder (Optional)

Step 1: Caramelize the Onions

1.Add a scoop of butter in the instant pot or a wok and bring it to heat so that the butter melts.

2.Add onions, garlic and sauté till the onions look caramelized.

3.Add the thyme and cumin powder and sauté for 2 minutes.

Step 2: Spinach, Mushrooms and Other Ingredients

1.Add the parsley, spinach and mushrooms. Mix, sauté and cook for 5 more minutes.

2.Add the corn starch and mix them for a minute.

3.Now add 1.5 cups of water, whole fat milk, salt, pepper. Mix them well and pressure cooking the instant pot for 8 minutes. If you are using a pressure cooker, cook for 1 whistle.

Step 3: Pressure Cook

1.Open the lid once the pressure releases by itself, whisk the contents together.

2.Add the cream into the pot and mix.

3.Add a little cumin powder and some curry powder, this is an optional step but I want my soup to have some spice in it.

4.Stir , Whisk and cook for 2 minutes and the soup is ready.

5.Serve it hot with Garlic or French breads.