Mushroom Soup Recipe (Cream of Mushroom Soup)

Ingredients (14)

• 200 to 250 grams button mushrooms or cremini mushrooms
• ⅓ cup finely chopped onions or 1 small to medium-sized onion
• 1/2 teaspoon finely chopped garlic or 2 to 3 small to medium-sized garlic
• 1 tejpatta (Indian bay leaf) or bay leaf
• 1 to 2 pinches ground nutmeg powder or grated nutmeg
• 1 cup water or vegetable stock
• 1 cup whole milk - at room temperature
• 6 tablespoons light cream or 3 tablespoons whipping cream or heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon whole wheat flour or all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons Butter
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley or coriander leaves (cilantro) or any fresh soft herbs like basil
• freshly crushed black pepper as required
• salt as required
• 1 teaspoon finely chopped parsley - can also use the same herb you add in the soup for garnishing like coriander leaves or basil