Green Peas Soup

Ingredients:

• Green Peas - 1 cup
• Onion - 1 small
• Garlic - 3 pods
• Ginger - 1 inch piece
• Butter - 1 teaspoon
• Heavy cream - 2 tablespoon
• Bay Leaf - 1

Preparation:

• Wash the green peas.The green peas can be either frozen or fresh.
• Add the butter to a pan and heat it.Add bay leaf and sauté it.
• Add onion and stir fry it till it becomes transparent and tender.
• Then add the ginger and garlic and roast it slightly.
• Add 3 cups of water to it and let it boil.
• Once the water boils, add peas and let it cook well.It takes only around 5 minutes for the frozen peas to cook.

• Add salt and let it cool down.
• Once it cools down, filter the water and puree the peas to a smooth paste.Add the filtered peas water and let it simmer for 5 to 7 minutes.
• Add pepper and more salt if required.
• Add the cream at the end and mix it and put off the flame.
• Transfer it to a serving bowl and add cream on top.
• Serve it piping hot with bread croutons.

The green peas soup is very delicious. When I did for the first time, everyone in our house was skeptical on how a soup made with green peas will taste!!! But, it was really refreshing and tasty. The whole pot got over in a few minutes :) . It is worth a try in your kitchen too :)