BROCCOLI ALMOND SOUP, How to make a healthy and tasty Broccoli soup

 BROCCOLI.........

Will words suffice to explain and express this Wonderful Green flower's health benefits???

This vegetable is packed with nutrients and benefits, boosts immunity in your system.

Provides Fiber, keeps you hydrated, helps lubrication for your joints, prevents constipation.

Broccoli is a member of Cruciferous Veggie Family and this family contains natural compounds linked to Cancer Prevention, protects your Heart, reduce damage to arteries that leads to hardening, which is often a precursor to a Heart -attack or Stroke!

Enhances Brain Health, improves Bone strength, fights Inflammation, provides protective Antioxidants!

Eaten raw in salads or cooked, it is highly nutritious, like the Bhagawan in any AVATAR.

These Green Florets are combined with almonds which are loaded with antioxidants, high in Vitamin E, Can assist with blood sugar control, high in Magnesium which benefits blood pressure levels, can lower cholesterol levels, and  prevent harmful oxidation of LDL cholesterol.

Ingredients

Medium sized Broccoli - 3

Milk - 2 - 2 1/2 cups

Onions - 2, chopped fine

Garlic - 6 - 7 pods

Basil - 1 1/2 tsps

Olive oil to season - 2 tbsps

Salt to taste

Pepper powder to taste

Recipe cuisine: Continental; Category: Lunch/Dinner

Prep time: 20 mts; Cooking time: 15 mts

Serves 4 - 5

Three Broccoli florets washed and , first florets chopped and then the soft portion of the stalks too. They too contain lot of nutrition, cannot afford to waste them!

                                    

Heat a pressure pan with Olive oil, saute chopped onions and garlic pods

Then add the broccoli florets and stalks

Mix well

Add the basil

Pour water, not to immerse the florets, but to a lower level, cook for one whistle, switch off.

After opening, will look like this, of course, we cannot expect the same green color.

Strain, drain in a colander, taking care to collect the extra water in a container below

After cooling down, add to a blender jar

Ground nicely

Pour milk into the blender jar to bring out the whole thing cleanly

Add salt to taste

Add pepper to taste, of course, if you need more, can always be added at the time of serving

Toasted almonds slivered, then add to the soup, at the time of heating or serving, choice is yours.

Serve this power packed SOUP with Grilled Paneer sandwiches

This post first appeared in www.malpatskitchen.com

Categories: Healthy Cooking, Pressure cooker recipes, Soups- Sandwiches-Salads