Cream of Beetroot Soup

This colourful and nutritious Soup is served freshly the Healthy recipe of the Day.Doctors say that this soup makes blood generation easy and make ur skin glow if taken on alternate days-but those who are on Diet pls Excuse.This Soup is deliciously flavored and visually delightful and comforting - if served hot.Begin Each Day with a healthy Soup/Salad and have a Great Day.Enjoy Cooking at home!.Enjoy!.BonAppetit!.

Cream of Beetroot Soup

Ingredients:
2 medium sized Beetroots -quartered or chopped
5 tbsp low-fat cream
1 medium sized onion - sliced
2 garlic cloves
1/4 tsp grated ginger
1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
600 ml water
100 ml white sauce
1/4 tsp salt to taste
1 tsp butter

Directions
1.Take a sauce pan,add butter and saute garlic pieces,grated ginger and onion slices.
2.Add beetroot pieces and 400 ml water,wait till it begins to boil.Let it boil for 3-4 mins on good flame.Remove from heat and let it cool.
3.Blend it well and strain it thru a fine sieve.Keep it aside.
4.Bring it to boil 200ml water and add the 100 ml white sauce.Stir it well for a min.
5.Add the beet-puree,1 tbsp cream,salt and pepper and let it simmer for 4 mins on medium flame.Remove from fire.
6.Serve it hot in 4 soup bowls with 1 tbsp cream on top of each Soup bowls and with soup sticks.

For the White Sauce:
Ingredients:
1 tbsp refined flour
2 tsp butter
1 tsp white pepper powder
150 ml low fat milk
a pinch of salt

Directions:
1.Heat butter in a sauce pan add refined flour.saute for 20 secs on low flame.
2.Add the milk slowly and keep on stirring. Keep the flame low and stircook with pepper and salt.


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