Friday, July 2, 2010

Mum's Broccoli-Hazelnut soup


Having your mum cook for you NEVER gets old. No matter how much I love to cook, nothing beats my mum's cooking. She also happens to be the most creative cook I know. This soup is a great example. We had a a tonne of broccoli and some left over toasted hazelnuts. Voila! Tasty, healthy goodness. I love you mum.

Ingredients:
* 2 heads of broccoli broken into florets
* 1 Tbsp flour
* 3 Tbsp Vegetable Oil
* 1 large Spanish onion, chopped
* 4 cloves of garlic (or more to taste)
* 1 cup 1% milk
* Salt and pepper to taste
* 1/2 tsp garam masala
* 1/2 tsp chilli powder
* Pinch nutmeg
* 2-3 Tbsp ground toasted hazelnuts (We had raw hazelnuts in the shell which we toasted in a 350F oven for 15-20 minutes until aromatic. We then ground them in the blender)

Method:
1. Saute onion and garlic in vegetable oil until transparent
2. Add flour and stir until flour loses its raw flavor
3. Add broccoli and 2-3 cups of water
4. Boil or pressure cook until very soft
5. Blend broccoli mixture with hazelnuts
6. Return to pot and add milk and spices
7. Warm soup and add salt and pepper to taste.

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