Recipe

Creamy Peas Soup
(क्रीमी पीज़ सूप)

Recipe Contributed By: Anupriya Sinha, Pune

 Ingredients

Frozen Green peas (shelled) – 300 gm
Water – ½ cup (for peas)
Salt – as per taste
Sugar – ½ tsp or as per taste
Black pepper powder – as per taste
Fresh Cream – 2 tbsp for soup + as required for garnishing
Cornstarch – 2 tsp (dissolved in ½ cup water)

For the stock:
Water – 6 cup
Celery stem and leaves (chopped) – 1 cup
Cucumber – 1 small (chopped with skin)
Ginger – 1" pc (julienned)
Bay leaf – 1

 Method of Preparation

1. For preparing the stock, add all the ingredients (under the heading) in a deep saucepan. Bring to boil and then simmer for 30 minutes.

2. Remove from heat, cool, discard bay leaf and blend in a mixer. Strain and reserve the stock for use in the soup.

3. Add ½ cup water in peas and cook in microwave till done.

4. Cool and grind the peas to a fine paste, adding some of the stock little by little.

5. Add the remaining stock and peas paste together in a deep saucepan and bring to boil.

6. Add salt, sugar, pepper powder and cornstarch, mix and simmer for 2-3 minutes.

7. Beat the cream and add.

8. Mix and serve hot. Garnish the soup with cream, once served in the bowl.

 Notes and Tips