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Palak Shorba

A spiced up delicious, nutritious spinach soup. This recipe has featured on the show Khanakhazana.

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Palak Shorba
Main Ingredients Spinach, Lemon juice
Cuisine Hyderabadi
Course Soups
Prep Time 11-15 minutes
Cook time 11-15 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Mild
Level of Cooking Moderate
Others Veg
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Ingredients list for Palak Shorba

  • 2 bunches Spinach
  • 1 tablespoon Lemon juice
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • 1 inch stick Cinnamon
  • 2 Black cardamoms
  • 3-4 Cloves
  • 4-5 Black peppercorns
  • 1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds
  • 1 medium Onion chopped
  • 1 inch piece Ginger chopped
  • 2 tablespoons Refined flour (maida)
  • to taste Salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon Garam masala powder
  • 2 tablespoons Oil
  • 2 tablespoons Fresh cream

Method

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  1. Break the stems of the spinach leaves and blanch in plenty of water. Drain and refresh in cold water. Heat oil in a pan. Add bay leaves, cinnamon, black cardamoms, cloves, black peppercorns and sauté for a minute.
  2. Add cumin seeds and when they begin to change colour, add onion and sauté for two minutes. Put the blanched spinach leaves in a blender and blend with some water. Add ginger to the pan and sauté.
  3. Add some refined flour and stir. Add spinach puree and enough water to correct the consistency. Add salt and bring the mixture to a boil. Add garam masala powder and lemon juice. Mix and strain. Serve piping hot. You can also serve with a dash of cream.

Nutrition Info

Calories 617
Carbohydrates 45.2
Protein 14.8
Fat 41.9
Other Fiber Fiber- 17.6gm
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