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Tarla Dalal
06 December, 2024
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Punjabi spinach soup recipe | palak shorba | healthy palak soup is a nourishing bowl for all health conscious people. Learn how to make palak shorba.
To make Punjabi spinach soup, boil 2 cups of water in a pan. Add the spinach and cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Drain and keep aside to cool. Combine the spinach, mint leaves and green chillies and blend in a mixer to a smooth purée. Transfer it into a deep pan, add the milk and 1½ cups of water and bring to boil. Add the salt, black pepper powder and lemon juice, mix well and simmer for 1 to 2 minutes. For the tempering, heat the ghee in a small pan, add the garlic and sauté till it turns golden brown. Add this tempering to the palak shorba. Mix well and simmer for 2-3 minutes. Serve hot garnished with ginger juliennes.
Punjab is often known as the Land of Abundance! Lush green fields full of wholesome and healthy vegetables and grain cover Punjab’s landscape. Thus it is evident why Punjabi cooking makes use of healthy and leafy green vegetables. Palak or spinach is full of nutritional goodness and can make any dish attractive by giving it a lovely bright green colour like in the recipe of Punjabi spinach soup.
Palak shorba is a fresh and spicy delicacy that can be savoured hot garnished with some ginger. The milk added to this recipe makes it creamy, while the mint and lemon juice combine to add just the required amount of freshness! You can also try other shorbas like the Moong Dal ka Shorba and Tomato Shorba.
With about 107 calories and 1.7 g of fibre per serving, this healthy palak soup is a flavourful and nutritional boost for weight-watchers. Heart patients too can enjoy this sinful bowl and benefit from the antioxidants from spinach, ginger and garlic. Being sugar free, it is a wise choice for diabetics as well.
Tips for palak shorba. 1. This is a winter palak shorba as it's a nice and spicy soup. 2. Reduce green chillies if you want the soup less spicy. We have used 2 green chillies. You can use 1 green chilli. 3. Cool the cooked spinach before putting in the mixer. 4. Use low fat milk in palak shorba if you are on weight loss.
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Palak Shorba, Punjabi Spinach Soup recipe - How to make Palak Shorba, Punjabi Spinach Soup
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Preparation Time
15 Mins
Cooking Time
15 Mins
Total Time
30 Mins
Makes
4 servings
Ingredients
For Palak Shorba
4 cups chopped spinach (palak)
2 tbsp mint leaves (pudina)
2 to 3 green chilli
1 cup milk
salt to taste
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper (kalimirch)
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tbsp ghee
1 tbsp crushed garlic (lehsun)
1 tbsp ginger (adrak) juliennes for the garnish
Method
For palak shorba
- To make palak shorba, boil 2 cups of water in a pan. Add the spinach and cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Drain and keep aside to cool.
- Combine the spinach, mint leaves and green chillies and blend in a mixer to a smooth purée.
- Transfer it into a deep pan, add the milk and 1½ cups of water and bring to boil.
- Add the salt, black pepper powder and lemon juice, mix well and simmer for 1 to 2 minutes.
- For the tempering, heat the ghee in a small pan, add the garlic and sauté till it turns golden brown.
- Add this tempering to the palak shorba. Mix well and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
- Serve the palak shorba hot garnished with ginger juliennes.
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Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
| Energy | 107 cal |
| Protein | 3.5 g |
| Carbohydrates | 4.7 g |
| Fiber | 1.7 g |
| Fat | 7 g |
| Cholesterol | 8 mg |
| Sodium | 49.6 mg |
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Khushman
March 13, 2025, midnight
Love this soup. Its healthy and hearty and my child loves it too. Thank you for this wonderful recipe
Jyoti Viswanathan
March 13, 2025, midnight
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Jyoti, thanks for the feedback.
Ajay
March 13, 2025, midnight
Ajay
March 13, 2025, midnight
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