Green peas and mint soup recipe

Green peas and mint soup recipe

Prateek Mittal, owner of Torrp It Up, tells you how to make this one at home

Ingredients:
1 tbsp olive oil
1 small onion - chopped
3 garlic cloves - minced
1 tbsp fennel seeds powder - roasted (optional)
6 cups water
1 lb fresh peas - boiled
1 cup fresh mint - chopped
2 tbsp half and half
2 tbsp fresh cream - for garnish
Salt - to taste
Ground black pepper - to taste

Directions:
Heat the olive oil over moderate heat in a large saucepan. Add the onions and garlic and cook, stirring, for 7-10 minutes until they are soft. Then add the fennel powder. Add the water, chopped mint and the peas to the saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, add the half and half, and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool a little. Now puree the soup in batches in a blender until smooth. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Serve hot, garnished with mint and fresh cream or croutons and feel the goodness of the taste.

Mittal says, "The soup has a lovely colour and is soothing both to the eyes and the soul! It's a beautiful green-coloured pea and mint soup, flavoured mildly with onion, garlic, fennel and black pepper, and a little bit of fresh cream. It's a wholesome entree on cold winter nights."