Spinach Soup

Spinach soup is a very healthy soup that is quick and easy to cook and tastes delicious too. I am sure even people not very fond of spinach would enjoy this.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups roughly chopped spinach
• 1 cup roughly chopped onion
• ¹/₄ cup moong dal (preferably soaked for about an hour)
• ³/₄ tsp chopped garlic
• ³/₄ tsp grated ginger
• 4-5 cups of water
• 1 tsp oil
• ¹/₂ cup milk
• Salt & Pepper to taste
•  For garnishing:
• ¹/₂ cup paneer (cut into small cubes)

Method:

• In a saucepan, heat the oil and add the onion, ginger and garlic. Sauté on medium high heat until the onion turn translucent.
• In a pressure cooker, add the onion mixture from the saucepan, moong dal, spinach and half of the water; season with salt and pressure cook for 2 whistles.
• Once the steam has escaped, open the cooker and pureé the mixture in a blender.
• Add the remaining water and season with ground black pepper and cook for a 1-2 minutes.
• Add milk and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
• Garnishing:
• On a nonstick pan, spray some cooking spray and cook the paneer cubes. 
• Stir continuously so that the paneer cubes are not burnt. I have found that this is the best way to roast the paneer using minimum oil.
• Add the paneer to the soup while serving

Serving suggestions:

Serve with bread-sticks (for healthier version, choose whole wheat bread-sticks)
 
Enjoy!