Spinach and Chick Pea Soup, quick and easy iron-rich soup.
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Spinach and Chick Pea Soup
Just what you need for a full-fledged day! iron-rich spinach and chick pea come together in a flavoursome soup cooked in vegetable stock. A thoughtful addition of herbs and spices along with lemon juice ensures added aroma as well as full nutrient absorption, as iron needs to be complemented with vitamin C for maximum uptake by the body. You will surely enjoy this lip-smacking and wholesome soup, but make sure you have it fresh before the spinach turns into a blackish shade.
Preparation Time : 10 minutes. Cooking Time : 5 minutes. Serves 4.
Ingredients
1½ cups shredded spinach (palak)
¾ cup soaked and boiled kabuli chana (white chick peas)
2 tsp olive oil
2 tsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
1 tsp finely chopped green chillies
¼ cup finely chopped spring onion whites
3 cups basic vegetable stock
Salt and freshly ground black pepper (kalimirch) to taste
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tbsp lemon juice
Method
1. Heat the olive oil in a deep non-stick kadhai, add the garlic, green chillies and spring onion whites and sauté on a medium flame for a minute.
2. Add the spinach and kabuli chana and sauté on a medium flame for another 2 minutes.
3. Add the basic vegetable stock, salt, pepper powder, oregano and lemon juice, mix well and bring to boil.
Serve immediately.
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