Mushroom soup recipe - 1

 Preparation Time : 10  mins | Cooking Time : 20 Mins | Serves: 4

   White button Mushroom      7-8     Onion      1     Garlic      4 pods     Bay leaf  1    Ginger    a small piece     Butter   2 tsp     Salt  to taste     Pepper powder  to taste     Milk     1/2 cup     Fresh Cream  1 tblsp (optional)

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Method:

  • Wash the mushrooms nicely and cut them into slices. Roughly chop the onions and peel the skin of the garlic. In a non stick pan add butter and add in the bay leaf, garlic,ginger and onions.
  • Saute till golden brown and add in the sliced mushrooms.

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  • Add 1 and half cup of water to this and cook it till the mushrooms become tender.
  • Once done, allow it to cool and keep the water aside and grind the discard the ginger and bay leaf.
  • Grind the mushrooms, garlic, onions into a fine paste by adding milk while grinding. You can use raw milk too or use boiled and cooled milk too.
  • Full cream milk makes the soup creamy. If you want can use low fat milk also

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  • Add this back to the pan and add the water which we used to cook the mushrooms.
  • Add more water reach the right consistency. Bring it to a boil . Do not boil for more time .Switch off the flame and add salt and pepper powder.
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  • I just garnished the soup with butter sauted mushroom and few spring onion sprigs.
  • If adding fresh cream beat this nicely with the back of the spoon and add it in the last .
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Notes:

  1. Do not boil the soup for a long, it may curdle.
  2. Since we are adding milk ,add salt and pepper in the last.
  3. Always use fresh mushrooms. Old mushrooms will change the colour of the soup too black