Cream of Broccoli Soup

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons butter 
• 2 stalks celery chopped
• 1 small yellow onion diced
• 3 cloves garlic minced or pressed
• 8 cups broccoli florets include the stalks if you prefer.
• 4 cups vegetable stock low sodium
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  
• 1 cup heavy cream or to taste
•  ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
•  salt and pepper to taste

For Serving:

•  lemon juice
• croutons
• olive oil
  
• fresh herbs like basil or parsley

Instructions

• In a large pot or a dutch oven, over medium heat, melt the butter.
• Add the celery and the onion, and saute until the veggies are softened (2-3 minutes). Add garlic, and cook for 30 more seconds.
• Add the washed broccoli florets and stalks if using, and cover with chicken or vegetable stock. Season with Italian seasoning, half cover with the lid and simmer until the broccoli is tender.
• Add the heavy cream, and simmer until the cream is warmed up.
• Blend the soup using an immersion blender in the pot, or transfer to a high powdered blender for a super smooth soup
• Return the soup to the pot, and stir in the parmesan until it melts. Adjust the seasonings to your preference (salt & pepper). Serve with a drizzle of lemon juice, olive oil, homemade croutons, and garnish with fresh herbs.

Notes:

• You can use all broccoli florets in the soup, or chop up the stems and use them too. It’s up to you. The stems are full of fiber and flavor, so there’s no need to waste them! 
• To reduce the amount of fat in this recipe, you can use half in half rather than heavy cream. The soup won’t be quite as creamy, but it will still be tasty. 
• Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. This soup reheats well in the microwave or on the stove top. 
• To freeze, add to a freezer-safe container and store in the freezer for up to 3 months. Thaw and then reheat to serve.
  

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Easy, healthy sweet and spicy Poli

that is the little cup in which I soaked arhar/ tuvar dal

this is the sweet poli batter and the poli ready to eat

this is the spicy poli and the batter.

INGREDIENTS for sweet poli

tuvar/ arhar dal ½ cup

Wash n soak in water for 2 hours

Drain n grind with pdr jiggery 1 cup + ½ cup water

Grind to a smooth paste

Atta 1 cup

Cardamom pdr ¼ tsp

Salt to taste, mix all well with atta

Pour the ground paste to the atta

Add turmeric pdr ¼ tsp

Mix all well, adding a cup of water as needed

Whisk all well to a smooth batter like for dosa

Add ghee 1 tbsp, mix well

Heat a tawa, grease with ghee, pour 2 tbsp of batter, cover and cook 

for a minute

Turn over apply ghee, cook like what you’ll do a parantha pressing 

till brown spots come on both sides.

 

 For spicy poli

same measurements of dal and atta

when you grind dal, add ginger 1" chopped, 2-3 green chilies, little 

hing, garlic 2-3 optional and salt to taste

Make like dosa in the same way like the sweet one.

This is the easier version of the Puran poli. To be honest, hubby was 

so used to my real version of the poli, he didn't like this one, though 

for me, it was good enough, also my physio liked it.

 

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