Kitchen Tantra

Cheesy Brocoli Cream Soup:

Ingredients:

For The Shell:

All Purpose flour
Baking salt & soda
Salt
Butter few cubes.

For Soup:

Fresh cut broccoli florets 1 cup
Veg or chicken broth 1 cup
Corn Starch 2-4 spoons
All purpose flour 2 spoon
Half n Half(tetra pack milk)4 cups
Butter 1-2 cubes
Salt as per taste
White pepper to sprinkle
Grated cheese to garnish.

Method:

Make a smooth dough using the above ingredients. Now drizzle little oil on the back side of your muffin tray.

Now make equal parts out of the above dough. Flatten them over the back side of the muffin tray(which is eventually greesed)

Bake them.

Serves as a cup!

In a shallow pan, melt butter. Add flour and corn starch to it. Saute' them for 2 minutes or maybe till they turn to golden color.

Now add chicken or veg broth to this. Bring it to boil. When it is almost half the way reduced....add half and half and continue boiling.

Let this acheive to rich creamy soup like consistency. now sti-in cut broccoli florets. Bring this to boil once or twice. Do not over-cook the florets.

Serve warm with melted cheese on it. Sprinkle salt and pepper before serving. Serve with one of those shells made above. Enjoy!

Labels: Soup