How to make Gajar Shorba With Crisp Spinach And Toasted Sesame -
Carrot soup served with a sprinkle of sesame seeds and crispy fried spinach.
This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.
Main Ingredients : Carrots (गाजर), Fresh spinach leaves (palak) (ताज़ा पालक)
Cuisine : Hyderabadi
Course : Soups
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Gajar Shorba With Crisp Spinach And Toasted Sesame Recipe Card
Hindi: gajar
If there is one vegetable that is truly a nutritional hero then it is bound to be the carrot. A goldmine of nutrients, this is the reason they can be even termed as worth the other ‘karat’ (as in gold)! Ranging in colours from orange, black, pink to red, yellow and white, this delicious vegetable is within the reach of rich and poor alike and is rightly called the universal root. The best role that this winter vegetable can play – chomp on one as it is an excellent snack!
Prep Time : 16-20 minutes
Cook time : 26-30 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Moderate
Taste : Mild
Ingredients for Gajar Shorba With Crisp Spinach And Toasted Sesame Recipe
Carrots grated 5 medium
Fresh spinach leaves (palak) shredded 2 cups
Sesame seeds (til) toasted 4 teaspoons
Butter 1 tablespoon
Cumin seeds 1 teaspoon
Garlic chopped 4 cloves
Ginger chopped 1 inch piece
Vegetable stock 4 cups
Potato boiled and mashed 1
Black peppercorns crushed 2 teaspoons
Salt to taste
Oil to deep fry
Method
Step 1
Heat the butter in a pan, add cumin seeds and when they begin to change colour add garlic, ginger and carrots.
Step 2
Add one cup stock and cook till the carrots are soft. Remove from heat, cool and puree. Pour the puree into a pan and add the mashed potato, remaining stock, crushed peppercorns and salt.
Step 3
Cook, stirring continuously, till soup comes to a boil and is well blended. Pass the soup through a strainer.
Step 4
For crisp spinach, heat sufficient oil in a wok, add the spinach and deep fry till crisp. Drain on absorbent paper.
Step 5
Pour the soup into individual bowls, garnish with crisp spinach and sprinkle sesame seeds. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Info
Calories : 1030 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 101.3 gm
Protein : 13.5 gm
Fat : 63.4 gm
Other : Fiber- 33.6gm
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