Mushroom Soup

Mushrooms are rich in vitamins and minerals.They are rich source of vitamin D and have high nutritive value.They are low in calorie, low in cholesterol and low in sodium but high in essential vitamins and minerals.

I have prepared mushroom soup, which is healthy and tasty.

Serves: 6

Cooking time: 20 to 25 minutes

Ingredients

• Button mushroom – 400 gm
• Milk – 1 cup
• Water – 5 cup
• Corn flour – 1 table spoon
• Pepper – 1 table spoon
• Onion – 1 no
• Garlic – 2 pods
• Butter –1 table spoon
• Fresh cream for garnishing (optional)
• Salt – as per taste

Method

Step 1

• Clean mushroom, cut into small pieces, then boil it (I did this in micro wave oven), then cool and grind it to a paste.

• Chop onion, garlic finely; coarsely powder the pepper.

Step 2

• Heat a pan, add butter, let it melt; add chopped onion, garlic; fry for few seconds; don’t brown it; add corn flour, mix well.

• Add milk, let it boil and thicken slightly; add ground mushroom, water; mix well, bring to boil; add salt and pepper powder; switch of flame.

• Serve hot with toasted bread.

Tips

• Don’t boil the soup for long time.

This post is part of “Soup ‘N Juice” event organised by Mom’s Recipies.