Cream of Mushroom Soup / காளான் சூப்

Cream of Mushroom Soup

காளான் சூப் 

 Ingredients:
Button Mushroom (காளான்)- 250 g
White Onion ( வெள்ளை வெங்காயம்)- 1 big size
Black peppercorns ( கருப்பு மிளகு) - 10 to 12
Butter ( வெண்ணெய்)- 2 tsp
Fresh Milk ( பால்) - 1 cup / 200ml
Salt to taste ( தேவைக்கேற்ற உப்பு)

Wash and dice the mushrooms. Peel and slice the onions.

Preheat a saucepan. Melt butter.

Saute onions on medium flame

Toss in the mushrooms and turn gently. 

Saute mushroom and onion in butter until done. Let it cool.
Save a few mushroom pieces for garnishing and transfer the rest to a blender, add the pepper corns and puree until smooth.

Return the pureed soup to the pan/pot. 

Add in the fresh milk, mix well.
Once it starts boiling, transfer to serving bowls.
Serve hot garnished with chopped sauteed mushroom. 

My Notes:

I love this cream of mushroom. It is not only a filling meal on its own but also the most preferred comfort food of mine. I can have this at any time of the day.

 I have not used any vegetable broth or water. Fresh milk enhances the mushroom flavour. So do not compromise on that and go for low-fat fresh milk.

Garlic nor any other spices are added as we prefer the simple tantalizing soup this way. Rich flavourful soup with minimum ingredients.

I always prefer whole black pepper for soups as freshly ground pepper releases rich flavour sealed in the corns. When you puree the ingredients, add in the peppercorns. White onion is a milder variant and best suits this recipe.

Serve hot with garlic toast.