Mushroom-Onion Soup /मशरूम और प्याज का सूप

Mushroom-Onion soup 

Mushroom soups are light on stomach yet filling souostwith great nutritional value. I have already blogged Creamy Mushroom soup and Mushroom soup in coconut milk. Today's post is is the recipe of mushroom-onion soup. It has slightly grainy texture. Pair it with garlic bread or simple plain toast and it will be full meal.

Preparation Time :15 minutes 

Cooking Time :15 minutes 

Servings :4 medium size servings 

Nutritional value (approx) soup made from 100 gm Mushrooms and 50 gm onion. 

Energy : 270 cal

Carbs : 30 g

Proteins : 23.5g

Sugars : 33.2g

Cholesterol : 30 mg

Fats : 15.5g

Sodium : 238.9mg

Potassium : 1303.7mg

Dietary Fibers : 2.7 g

The soup is rich in vitamin B12, calcium, Iron and Magnesium. 

Ingredients for making Mushroom-Onion soup :

• Button Mushrooms :100 gm (I use white ones) 
• Onion :50-60 gm. 
• Butter : 10 gm
• Milk : 500 ml. 
• Water : 150 ml. 
• Cream : 2-3 Table spoons (optional) 
• Pepper powder : 1/2 Teaspoon (white /Black any) 
• Salt : 11/2 Teaspoons or to taste. 

Directions for Making Mushroom-Onion Soup :

• Wash mushrooms. Pat dry them with a cloth. Chop them to small pieces. 
• Peel and chop onion to small pieces. 

• In a thick bottom cooking vessel /wok heat  10 gm butter. 

• Add finely chopped onion to the hot butter oil mixture and cook till it starts getting golden brown color. 

• Immediately add Chopped mushrooms pieces and cook on medium heat with constant stirring till Mushroom pieces start changing to brownish color and start shrinking 

• Switch off the heat and take out the cooked onion mushrooms mixture in a grinder jar. 

• Allow it to cool. When the cooked mixture cooks down pulse it to little coarse paste (not too smooth). 

• In a cooking vessel take 

1. Milk 
2. Water 
3. Onion - Mushroom paste 

• Mix nicely 
• Keep the cooking vessel with the mixture on medium heat and cook with constant stirring (to avoid formation of lumps or anything sticking to the bottom. 

• Once the mixture comes to boil reduce the heat to low. Add 

1. Salt 
2. Pepper powder 

• Mix and cook for 2-3 minutes. 

• Switch off the heat. Mushroom - Onion soup is ready. 
• To make the texture Creamy add 2-3 tablespoon cream to soup before switching off the heat and mix. 
• Enjoy Mushroom - Onion soup with bread croutons /toast /garlic bread 

Mushroom - Onion Soup 

Tips:

• Cream can be avoided to bring down the calorific value of soup. 
• Onions should be cooked just to the stage where they start becoming brown over cooking will spoil the taste and look of soup. 
• Take the mushrooms which are fresh, white and firm. Those with black underbelly will change the color and taste of soup. 

Suggested Variations :

• Fresh herbs like Basil,celery, parsley can be added to the soup just before serving. It enhances the looks and flavor of the soup.