Spinach soup or Palak soup

Ingredients

1. Spinach - 1/2 bunch
2. Green chillies - 2
3. Potato - 1
4. Cinnamon stick - 1 small piece
5. Nutmeg powder - 1/2 tea spoon
6. Garlic cloves - 2
7. Onion - 1
8. Celery - 1/2 stalk chopped
9. Ginger - 1/4 " piece finely chopped
10. Butter - 2 table spoons
11. Milk - 1 cup
12. Salt - 1/2 tablespoon or as needed
13. Cumin seeds - 1 tablespoon
14. Pepper - 1/2 tea spoon or as needed
15. Lemon juice - 1 table spoon (Optional)

Method

1. Boil the potato, peel the skin off and keep it aside.
2. Heat butter in a sauce pan. Add cumin seeds, ginger, garlic, celery and onion.
3. As the onions turn brown, add green chillies and fry for a minute.
4. Add chopped spinach and fry for 5 minutes, adding a little water if needed.
5. Take the spinach mixture in a blender, add boiled potato, add salt and blend into a puree.
6. Transfer the puree into a sauce pan, add 1 cup of milk, keep stirring.
7. Add a small piece of cinnamon and nutmeg powder, heat the mixture while stirring continuously for 2 minutes.
8. Optional is a tablespoon of lemon juice in the end before serving to get the tangy taste.
9. Serve hot with pepper as needed.