Cream of palak soup

Ingredients 

Palak ( spinach) leaves —1 bunch
Butter—1 tablespoon  
Maida ( refined flour)—1 tablespoon 
Milk—11/2   Cup
Garlic pods ( belluli)—4 crushed
White or black Pepper powder—To taste ( 1 tablespoon)
Water-1/2 cup

Fresh cream —2 tablespoon + for topping 
Salt- to taste

Method To make palak puree

Wash the palak leaves thoroughly in water.

Chop them.

Boil water in a vessel,submerge palak leaves in boiling water for about one minute or until it shrinks.

Then drain water immediately in a colander and wash with cold water or transfer to a bowl with cold water,just to stop the process of cooking further.

Drain water completely.

Let it cool.

Then blend the blanched palak in a mixer grinder jar or blender to a smooth paste.

Method for preparing soup 

Heat butter in a pan,add crushed garlic sauté for a while on medium flame.

Add maida and saute for a minute.

Add in palak puree and mix well keep stirring.

Add 1 cup of water and stir well.

Let it boil .

Now add milk And  fresh cream and keep stirring on medium flame.

Finally add salt and pepper powder and bring to boil.

Pour soup  to a soup bowl and drizzle( garnish) some cream and serve  Pipping hot.