ROASTED BROCCOLI SOUP

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Serves: 2-3


Ingredients:

1 head broccoli (250-300 gm)
5-6 cloves garlic
1 tbsp olive oil
1 medium sized onion
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp all purpose flower
1 cup milk
 salt and pepper to taste

Method:

1. Take 2-3 garlic cloves and thinly slice them lengthwise. 
2. Heat olive oil in a pan a and fry these garlic slivers  in it with a pinch of salt.
3. When they become nicely brown take them out and keep aside
4. Wash the broccoli and cut medium size pieces of the florets with very little stem attached to them and roast them in the same pan in which you fried the garlic.
5. Add very little salt and pepper to it. When they start getting brown switch off the gas.
6. Roughly chop rest of the broccoli, garlic and onion and boil them along with  2 cups of water in a pan or pressure cooker till they become soft.
7. Puree the boiled vegges in a mixer or with a blender.
8. Melt butter in a pan and add all purpose flour to it stir for a while and add milk stirring continuously.
9. Now add the pureed liquid and boil for 2-3 minutes. Add salt and pepper.
10. Strain the soup and add roasted broccoli .
11. Boil further for a minute, garnish with fried garlic and serve hot.