Mushroom Soup

Ingredients :

Button Mushrooms,slices                                                     1cup

Green Chillies ,chopped fine                                                 5-6

Coriander Leaves,chopped fine                                            50 grams

Chicken Stock                                                                     8 cups

Fish Sauce                                                                           2 1/2 tbsp

Lemon Juice                                                                        2-3 tbsp

Black Pepper Powder                                                         1/2 tsp

Method :

Bring the chicken stock to boil in a pan.

Add the mushrooms , green chillies, half the coriander.

Simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from fire and blend with a hand blender.

Season with fish sauce.

Add lemon juice and black pepper powder.

Garnish with coriander . Serve at once.

Mushroom Soup

Mushroom soup

A more authentic recipe goes like this :

Ingredients :

Mushrooms,chopped                                                   150 grams

Butter                                                                          1 tsp

Black pepper corns                                                      7

Bay Leaf                                                                      1

Onion,finely chopped                                                    2 tbsp

Refined Flour                                                               3 tsp

Water                                                                          3 cups

Milk                                                                            1 cup

Salt                                                                             1/2 tsp

Black Pepper Powder                                                 1/4 tsp

To Garnish  :

Cream                                                                       2 tsp

Coriander Leaves                                                      1/2 tsp

Method :

Heat butter in a pan,put black peppercorns,bay leaf and chopped onion.Stir fry till thee onions turn light brown.

Add the mushrooms and mix well.Add refined flour(maida)and stir this mix continuously while cooking.

Mix water, cover for 10 minutes.

Put the mushrooms through a sieve and grind it along with half of the mushroom stock to make a smooth paste.

Mix the prepared paste with the remaining mushroom stock and cook again.

Add milk, salt, black pepper powder and mushrooms,stir the soup while cooking for  3-4 minutes.Transfer to a serving bowl and coriander leaves.

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