Cream Of Mushroom Soup Recipe

As far as I can remember I have posted only 2-3 soup recipes till now. But since the winters are arriving and nothing could be more comforting than a hot bowl of soup during this chilly weather, you will see me posting a lot of soup recipes in the future. The soup recipe that I am going to share today is not a healthy one unlike the “Palak Soup Recipe”. This one is a thick, creamy soup which is very high in calories and is definitely not meant for health-conscious people. But, that being said, this one is a complete meal in itself. Serve it with a side of garlic bread or cheese breadsticks and you are sorted for dinner.

Here is a step by step recipe for the cream of mushroom soup.

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Ingredients:

• Button mushrooms- 200 grams (chopped)
• Onion- 1 medium sized, finely chopped
• Garlic cloves- 2-3, finely chopped
• Bay leaf/tej patta- 1
• Nutmeg powder/jaye phal- 1-2 pinch
• Water- 1 cup
• Full-fat milk- 1 cup
• Cream- 6 tbsp.
• Whole wheat flour- 1 tbsp.
• Butter- 2 tbsp.
• Coriander- ½ tsp. (finely chopped)
• Black pepper- as per requirement (crushed)
• Salt- as per taste

Procedure:

1.  Heat a saucepan and melt the butter in it.
2.  Add the bay leaf and cook until fragrant.
3.  Add the chopped garlic and onion to the saucepan. Cook the onion and garlic until translucent.
4.  Add the chopped mushrooms to the pan and cook until the mushrooms start releasing moisture.
   continue cooking until the mushrooms are light brown in colour.
5.  Add the flour and keep cooking the mushrooms for 3-4 minutes while regularly stirring it.
6.  Add the crushed pepper and sauté for another minute.
7.  Add the water and then the milk to the pan. Mix everything well.
8.  Season with salt and start cooking the soup on a low flame.
9.  Bring the soup to a boil and allow it to simmer for 4-5 minutes on a low flame.
10.  Add the cream and the chopped coriander to the broth.
11.  Cook the broth for another 2-3 minutes while stirring regularly.
12.  Lastly, add the nutmeg powder and mix it one last time.
13.  Turn off the flame and serve the soup hot.

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