Palak/Spinach Soup

A healthy soup which can be served anytime of the year.

Ingredients:

• Palak/Spinach one bundle cut, washed and cleaned
• Milk one cup
• Black pepper powder 2 tsp
• Sugar 2 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Butter or oil 1 tsp
• One Onion finely chopped
• 2 tsp chopped Ginger
• 2 tsp Maida/all purpose flour

Procedure:

• Boil the spinach in 2-3 cups of water till it is cooked.
  
• Take the butter or oil in pan and when it is hot add the ginger and onions .Stir it on medium flame till the onions become translucent
• Add 2 tsps Maida to the onions and stir for 2 mins.
• Remove the onion mixture from flame and allow to cool
• Blend in a blender the spinach and onion mixture with water just enough to blend.You can use the same water in which the spinach was boiled to retain its nutrients.
• Add the blended mixture to a cooking pan.If needed add some more water to make it of soup consistency.
• Add salt, black pepper powder, sugar and stir well.Add milk and bring to a boil.
• Remove from flame.
• You can add white butter or cream if you want to indulge a bit .
• Serve hot with bread