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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.

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Gajar Shorba With Crisp Spinach And Toasted Sesame
Main Ingredients Carrots, Fresh spinach leaves (palak)
Cuisine Hyderabadi
Course Soup
Prep Time 16-20 minutes
Cook time 26-30 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Mild
Level of Cooking Medium
Others Veg
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Ingredients list for Gajar Shorba With Crisp Spinach And Toasted Sesame

  • 5 medium Carrots grated
  • 2 cups Fresh spinach leaves (palak) shredded
  • 4 teaspoons Sesame seeds (til) toasted
  • 1 tablespoon Butter
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
  • 4 cloves Garlic chopped
  • 1 inch piece Ginger chopped
  • 4 cups Vegetable stock
  • 1 cup Potato boiled and mashed
  • 2 teaspoons Black peppercorns crushed
  • to taste Salt
  • to deep fry Oil

Method

  1. Heat the butter in a pan, add cumin seeds and when they begin to change colour add garlic, ginger and carrots.
  2. Add one cup stock and cook till the carrots are soft. Remove from heat, cool and puree.
  3. Pour the puree into a pan and add the mashed potato, remaining stock, crushed peppercorns and salt.
  4. Cook, stirring continuously, till soup comes to a boil and is well blended. Pass the soup through a strainer.
  5. For crisp spinach, heat sufficient oil in a wok, add the spinach and deep fry till crisp.
  6. Drain on absorbent paper. Pour the soup into individual bowls, garnish with crisp spinach and sprinkle sesame seeds. Serve immediately.