Palak Shorba

Name: Palak Shorba (Spinach soup)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1-inch (2½-cm) cinnamon stick; 2 tablespoons maida (refined flour) or pastry flour; 3 black cardamom pods; 2 whole cloves; 2 medium bunches spinach, washed and stemmed; 2 tablespoons butter, at room temperature; 4 or 5 whole black peppercorns; 4 bay leaves; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 medium onion, finely chopped; 3-inch (7½-cm) piece fresh ginger, minced; 1 teaspoon ground roasted cumin; 1 teaspoon table salt; ¼ teaspoon ground white pepper

Spinach soup

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

How to Cook Indian

By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

About

I love spinach so much that friends often joke that I would make a dessert with it. This soup, rich with butter and fragrant with cinnamon and cloves, will have to do for now.

Ingredients

2 medium bunches spinach, washed and stemmed
2 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
3

Asia
India
Soup
Vegetarian

Method

Place a deep nonstick saucepan over high heat, add 2 cups (400 ml) water, and bring to a boil. Add the spinach and blanch for 2 to 3 minutes. Drain, refresh in cold water, and drain