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Healthy bites: How to make low-fat broccoli soup from scratch

A healthy low-fat soup recipe made using broccoli, mushroom and baby corn to make for a light dinner.
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Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • Broccoli-1/2 head
  • White button mushroom-10-12 small-sized
  • Baby corn-4
  • Chopped garlic-5 medium-sized
  • Chopped onion-1 medium-sized
  • Milk-1/2 cup
  • Salt
  • Olive Oil
  • Crushed pepper or pepper powder

Method
 

  1. Add the chopped broccoli in hot water and cover with the lid. Keep this aside for 3-5 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, in a saucepan add oil and saute the garlic. Now, add onion and saute until it's half-cooked.
  3. Add the chopped baby corn and mushroom. Cook until the mushroom oozes outs water.
  4. Now add the broccoli and cook for some more time till it becomes tender.
  5. Turn off the heat. keep this aside for cooling.
  6. Grind the mixture into a smooth paste, when it has cooled enough.
  7. Add oil in a hot saucepan. Pour the ground mixture and add salt.
  8. Add milk and boil this in low heat.
  9. Add pepper for your taste.
  10. Serve hot with garlic bread.

Notes

Any type of mushroom can be used in this recipe.
Leek can be used instead of onion in this recipe.
Croutons can be added before serving the soup.
Add parsley if you like.
The cream can be used instead of milk in this recipe. I want the recipe to be mild and low fat so I added milk.