Broccoli soup recipe - This is healthy version of making broccoli soup unlike the cream of broccoli soup. Perfect bowl of soup for the winters.
Many reader are requesting for the soup recipes for winter season. So here I am again with another soup recipe after sharing mixed veg soup. I have made few different recipes and will be sharing them here one by one.
First time I made a dish using broccoli was about 3-4 years ago. It was tasting really terrible that I have decided I will never cook with it. I must have made some mistake while cooking. But after trying this soup recipe, I am giving the second thought. I am thinking of making paratha. Once we get the used to with taste and flavor of it. Any suggestion/advice is welcomed.
For the extra flavors onion, tomato, garlic and celery are used. These flavors goes well with broccoli.
To make thick soup, all purpose flour is added here. You can use whole wheat flour or cornstarch/corn flour slurry instead.
Before trying this soup recipe, I have done a lot of research and reading about the broccoli. It is important that not to cook broccoli for longer time otherwise it loses its color, nutrition and taste.
This healthy broccoli soup recipe is slightly creamy because of the addition of milk. But if you want more creamy like cream of soups then you can add heavy cream as well, then it won’t be healthy any more. It will be rich. I have mentioned the quantity below.
Using broccoli, Sometimes I do make broccoli sabzi recipe and Broccoli paratha recipe.
How to make broccoli soup recipe (Step by Step Photos):
1) Melt the butter in a pan on medium heat.
2) Once melted and hot, add cinnamon stick and saute for 30 seconds.
3) The add chopped onion, garlic and celery.
4) Sprinkle the salt and mix.
5) Cook till onions get translucent and light pink in color.
6) Then add all purpose flour.
7) Mix and cook with stirring constantly for about 1-2 minutes or till the rawness of the flour goes away.
8) Now add chopped tomato and broccoli florets.
9) Add water or vegetable stock. Also add remaining salt.
10) Bring it to a simmer. Let it simmer for 15-20 minutes, or till the broccoli gets softened. Turn off the stove.
11) Now using immersion hand blender, grind it into smooth puree. If using grinder or blender, then let the mixture cool down slightly, drain the liquid and make smooth puree. Pour the puree and strained liquid back to the pan.
12) Now again turn on the stove on medium and bring it to a simmer.
13) Add black pepper powder and grated nutmeg.
14) Stir well.
15) Add milk or cream. I have used milk here.
16) Mix well and bring to a boil and then turn off the stove.
Serve the broccoli soup hot or warm.
Serving suggestion: Serve this broccoli soup with roasted bread or baguette. Serve as a side along with sandwich and make it a light meal.
Broccoli soup recipe
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Butter
- ¼ inch Cinnamon stick
- ½ cup Red onion roughly chopped
- 2 cloves Garlic chopped
- ¼ cup Celery chopped
- ½ tablespoon All purpose flour (Maida)
- 1 ½ cups Broccoli florets
- 1 small or ½ cup Tomato chopped
- Salt to taste
- 2 cups Vegetable stock or water
- ½ teaspoon Black pepper powder or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon Freshly grated nutmeg
- ⅓ cup Milk or heavy cream - 2 tablespoons
Instructions
making broccoli soup recipe:
- Melt the butter in a pan on medium heat. Once melted and hot, add cinnamon stick and saute for 30 seconds.
- The add chopped onion, garlic and celery. Sprinkle the salt and mix.
- Cook till onions get translucent and light pink in color.
- Then add all purpose flour. Mix and cook with stirring constantly for about 1-2 minutes or till the rawness of the flour goes away.
- Now add chopped tomato and broccoli florets.
- Add water or vegetable stock. Also add remaining salt.
- Bring it to a simmer. Let it simmer for 15-20 minutes, or till the broccoli gets softened.
- Turn off the stove.
- Now using immersion hand blender, grind it into smooth puree.
- If using grinder or blender, then let the mixture cool down slightly, drain the liquid and make smooth puree. Pour the puree and strained liquid back to the pan.
- Now again turn on the stove on medium and bring it to a simmer.
- Add black pepper powder and grated nutmeg. Stir well.
- Add milk or cream. I have used milk here.
- Mix well and bring to a boil.
- then turn off the stove.
Can we make with cauliflower this soup..please help.
yes you can