Cream of Onion Soup

Cream of Onion Soup

The weather in Kochi has changed totally from scorching heat to chilling rains. When I get home drenched after a hectic day, a bowl of hot soup kips me warm and ma tensions at bay! ;-) .

So decided to make the very simple, yummy and soothing “Cream of Onion Soup”. It takes less than 15 mins to prepare this soup… It is actually filling and jus perfect for a rainy evening…

1.      Butter                                      1 ½ tbsp

2.      Maida                                      2 tbsp

3.      White pepper powder              1 ½  tbsp

4.      Milk                                         1 cup

5.      Water                                       1 cup

6.      Onion, chopped into rings       60g

7.      Salt                                          to taste

8.      Cooked macaroni                    50g     

9.      Dried Parsley (to garnish)      ½ tsp

Method of preparation

1.      Saute onion in butter till it turns translucent. Add 2 tbsps of maida. Saute well till the raw taste of maida goes.

2.      Combine milk and water. Add to the above mixture and stir well, to avoid lumps. Cook on a medium flame till it boils.

3.      Then add salt, white pepper powder and cooked macaroni to the soup. Let it simmer for 1 minute.

4.      Sprinkle with parsley and serve toasted bread cubes.

NB: You can add spring onions if you choose, coz it just makes the flavor even better. J

  Serves 2

Nutritional Information:

1 serving of the soup gives 7.4 g of protein, 13.46 g of fat, 38.53 g of carbohydrates, 304.2 Kcal of Energy, 231 mg of calcium and 1.3 mg of iron.