INDIAN BROCCOLI SOUP RECIPE / CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP - Cook with Smile (2024)

• 2 cup Broccolli
• 1 small size potato, optional
• 1 medium size onion
• 3-4 flakes Garlic
• 1/2 cup Milk
• 1 tbsp cream, optional
• 1 tbsp Butter
• 1 tsp Pepper, as required
• 1/4 tsp Oregano powder
• Pepper powder to taste
• Salt to taste

• Wash and roughly dice broccoli florets . Dice potatoes too .

• In a pan / cooker , add butter . Saute onion , garlic and pepper . Let the onion turn translucent .

  

• Later add broccoli florets and diced potatoes . Saute for 1-2 mins .

  

• Add adequate water and pressure cook for 2 whistles . If you have vegetable broth .. use it instead of water . Once the pressure releases .. open the cooker and allow the veggies to cool a bit before pureeing .

  

• Drain the veggies . Don’t discard the water . Keep it aside to use later . Reserve a few brocolli florets too . You can chop a bit and add garnish the soup . Puree the remaining veggies into a smooth paste using a blender .

  

• Transfer the brocolli puree to a pan . Add the drained water kept aside before into the soup .. mix . Let the soup boil a bit .

  

• At this point , add milk .. mix and simmer well on low flame . If its thick .. can add some water too to get required consistency

  

• Add some oregano powder , salt and pepper powder ( optional ) for seasoning . Mix

  

• If you are adding cream .. add finally… mix and finish the soup . instead can add cream for garnish too .

  

• Serve hot Cream of Broccoli soup with some toasted bread/ croutons / as such .

  

Note :

• Here i have added potato to give nice thickness to the soup . If you don’t want potato .. can add carrot too . But the color may alter . Or if you want can add cornflour to thicken .
• Addition of cream is purely optional . If doing for kids i add .. if for me i don’t .. 🙂 . tastes good still ..
• Boil the soup in low flame only .. else the color of the broccolli might change .