Broccoli soup is made with fresh broccoli. It is first boiled with salt and then cooked slightly in butter along with onions and garlic. It is then blended into a smooth paste which is further cooked to achieve a thicker consistency along with milk and fresh cream. Crushed black pepper is added before serving to those who like it a little spicy. Learn the quick and easy steps to make broccoli soup at home from my recipe.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Broccoli soup is very healthy and a common soup consumed in the winter season in India.
- Serve it as is or with plain or garlic bread.
- Broccoli soup tastes slightly creamy, earthy and savory.
- Other similar recipes are broccoli almond and spinach soup, spinach soup, mushroom soup, and cauliflower soup.
The Ingredients:
To boil the broccoli:
- 300 grams broccoli
- 1 tsp salt
To make the broccoli soup:
- 1 cube butter
- 1 piece onion (medium size, finely chopped)
- 2 pieces garlic (finely chopped)
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp cream (or malai)
- ¼ tsp black pepper (crushed)
I learned this recipe from a TV show. The chef explained the steps and ingredients along with the various health benefits of broccoli as a whole or as a soup. I thought it would be a wonderful health supplement for my young kids and wrote down the ingredients and steps in my kitchen diary quickly.
When I made it at home for the first time, my sons were a bit apprehensive at first but after the first sip they liked the creamy and spicy combination of the soup. Now it features often in the winter season as an evening delight.
How to Make Broccoli Soup? (Step by Step Guide with Images)
Step 1: Cut and wash 300 grams of broccoli.
Step 2: Boil it with 1 tsp salt. Strain the water.
Step 3: Melt a cube of butter and add 1 piece of medium-size onion (finely chopped) on a medium flame. Cook until soft and then add 2 pieces of finely chopped garlic cloves. Cook for 2 minutes.
Step 4: Add the boiled broccoli. Cook for 2 minutes. Add water and cook for a minute.
Step 5: Transfer everything to a grinder and make a smooth paste. Transfer it to the kadai along with the boiled water. Bring it to a boil.
Step 6: Add a cup of milk. Let it boil. Add 1 tsp of salt. Mix well.
Step 7: Add 2 tbsp of fresh cream. Bring it to a boil and then add ¼ tsp of crushed black pepper. Mix nicely.
Step 8: Mix nicely and check the consistency. If it is thick enough, transfer it to a soup bowl.
Step 9: Your healthy and tasty homemade broccoli soup is ready.
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Broccoli Soup
Ingredients
To boil the broccoli:
- 300 grams broccoli
- 1 tsp salt
To make the broccoli soup:
- 1 cube butter
- 1 piece onion medium size, finely chopped
- 2 piece garlic finely chopped
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp cream or malai
- ¼ tsp black pepper crushed
Instructions
- Cut and wash 300 grams of broccoli.
- Boil it with 1 tsp salt. Strain the water.
- Melt a cube of butter and add 1 piece of medium-size onion (finely chopped) on a medium flame. Cook until soft and then add 2 pieces of finely chopped garlic cloves. Cook for 2 minutes.
- Add the boiled broccoli. Cook for 2 minutes. Add water and cook for a minute.
- Transfer everything to a grinder and make a smooth paste. Transfer it to the kadai along with the boiled water. Bring it to a boil.
- Add a cup of milk. Let it boil. Add 1 tsp of salt. Mix well.
- Add 2 tbsp of fresh cream. Bring it to a boil and then add ¼ tsp of crushed black pepper. Mix nicely.
- Mix nicely and check the consistency. If it is thick enough, transfer it to a soup bowl.
- Your healthy and tasty homemade broccoli soup is ready.
