Bhutanese Jaju/Spinach Soup

Difficulty

Easy

Time required

15 mins

Jaju soup is an authentic Bhutanese soup made with spinach and milk, an extremely easy and quick one, this best part about this recipe is that it can be made with almost any vegetable, especially greens.

Ingredients

1. Spinach
2. 1/2 Onion
3. 1 tomato
4. 1-2 chillies
5. 1-2 garlic cloves
6. 1 small ginger
7. 1/2 cup milk/cream
8. oil and salt to taste

Ingredients

1. Spinach
2. 1/2 Onion
3. 1 tomato
4. 1-2 chillies
5. 1-2 garlic cloves
6. 1 small ginger
7. 1/2 cup milk/cream
8. oil and salt to taste

How to make it Healthier

1. You can also add cheese for a more creamy texture and having it as one complete meal.

2. You can also add some more veggies like mushroom and bell peppers and enjoy it as Ema Datshi too.

How to make it Healthier

1. You can also add cheese for a more creamy texture and having it as one complete meal.

2. You can also add some more veggies like mushroom and bell peppers and enjoy it as Ema Datshi too.

Instructions

1. Wash and finely chop the spinach into small pieces as shown above. Cut onions, tomato and chillies into small pieces followed by garlic and ginger. Garlic and Ginger can be mashed in a pestle if you have one.
2. Take half a pot of water, and put on heat. Sprinkle some salt and 2 spoonful of cooking oil in the hot water. Add onion, garlic, ginger, followed by tomato and spinach.
3. Now add half glass of milk and stir for a while.
4. Let it boil for 3 minutes and when its dark green and milky remove from the heat. Don’t let the water dry, its better served cooked in more water.
5. Your Jaju is ready to be served.

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