PEAs Soup - Creamy and Filling
 
Peas soup like most of the soups is quiet easy to make and it is creamy, filling and satisfying at the same time and also looks pretty.
Ingredients
  • 2 cups - Fresh or Frozen Peas
  • 1 - Potato, peeled and cubed. medium sized (optional)
  • 3 inch - Leeks (optional)
  • 1 - Onion, big
  • 6 to 7 - Garlic cloves + few to garnish
  • 1 tsp - Freshly ground pepper
  • 2 Tbsp - Fresh cream or ½ cup - Milk
  • Salt to taste
  • 4 Tbsp - Olive oil
Instructions
  1. To make the Peas soup, begin by taking oil in a heavy bottomed sauce pan and place it over medium flame.
  2. When the oil is hot, add freshly ground pepper and garlic and let it crisp up.
  3. Now add onion and a pinch of salt and let the onions sweat.
  4. Once the onions have softened add leeks in case you are using them. Sauce it till they soften too.
  5. Add potatoes and peas and sauce it for a min, cover the pan and let it cook for a minute.
  6. Add a cup of water to it and let it cook till the potatoes are cooked and soft.
  7. Let it cool a bit and grind it till it is smooth.
  8. Pour it back into the pan and add salt according to your taste.
  9. Add milk or fresh cream and just heat it up. You don't need to boil it.
  10. Pour it into individual bowls, top it up with some cream, olive oil, fried garlic and pepper and enjoy it with a slice of bread.
Recipe by MADaboutkitchen at https://madaboutkitchen.in/peas-soup-creamy-and-filling/