Mushroom soup with Chili Oil

10:16 AM



This time am not going to start my post with the weather of Bangalore. My brother yesterday called up and said that my blog seems more like a weather report on Bangalore, all its missing is a picture of mine in a business suit with a stick in hand pointing to the map beside me. Ha, very funny but I realized may be a lot of you must have been thinking the same way. So rather today am going to give you a recipe that is very comforting to sustain such bad weathers. That’s my deliciously creamy mushroom soup with chili infused oil.
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Though these days we drink a lot of soup but in the beginning, I hated it like anything. I found all soups way too bland for my taste so to spice it up I started drizzling it with various types of oil, which I do till today. Any soup that I find is not red hot for me I drizzle a generous amount of spicy chili oil on top. Remember my 


This soup is no exception but this tastes equally good without the oil. I learnt this soup from a friend of mine who learnt it from her aunt. She knew I adore mushrooms so on a chilly Saturday afternoon in Delhi she invited me to her place to have this soup. She lived in a big-shared apartment with two of her sisters and other three girls. I always wanted to have sisters and envied her for the adorable sisters she had.  Those were the bachelorette days of our lives and had very few gadgets…so she used a hand chopper to mash the boiled mushrooms. 

 But at the end, I was bowled over by the rich taste of this soup. It was creamy, it was flavourful and it was lip-smackingly delicious. I loved it so much that I kept on preparing this again and again and especially during winters when curling on a couch with a hot bowl of soup seems almost like nirvana. Hubby equally loves this one and whenever he sees good button mushrooms in the market he brings home at least 2 packets and requests me to make this. With time I changed the recipe to suit my taste and to make it simpler. I omitted the soy sauce part that she used for extra flavour and used whole-wheat flour (instead of corn flour) for a healthier option. After marriage, I made this soup a few times with unflavoured soymilk but in that case, you need to use a wee bit more oregano to cover that soy smell. All in all it’s a great soup and perfect for the weather in Bangalore right now. Oops, guess am again going on the same direction so here is how I way about it.

but before I start a big bunch of thanks to 'S' who taught me this.

Mushroom soup with Chili oil


Ingredients:
Button mushrooms: 2 packets
Garlic: 5-6 fat cloves
Onion: 1 small
Chili flakes: 1/3 tsp
Milk: 11/2 cups
Water: 2 cups
Soup stock: 1 cube
All purpose flour/ Whole-wheat flour: 1 tbsp
Oregano: 1/3 tsp
Salt
Pepper powder
Olive oil: 1 tsp


Chili oil: recipe HERE

Method:
Clean the dirt on the mushrooms and quickly wash under running water. Chop in small pieces.

Chop the onion and garlic and keep separate.
Heat the oil in a big pan and add the chili flakes Add the garlic and fry till you get a nice aroma. Add onions, pepper powder and a pinch of salt. Fry till translucent. 

Add the chopped mushrooms and fry on medium-high. A lot of juice will come out. Don’t worry keep on frying, it would be soaked up in the process. Once the mushrooms are dry and fried take out 1/4th of the quantity to add little bites to your soup. Keep it aside and Add the flour to the pot and fry on low, till a nice nutty aroma comes through.

Add the water, crumble in the soup stock and check the seasoning. Stir and bring it to a boil. The flour will thicken the sauce a little.

Then pour the warm milk and mix everything together. Cover and let it simmer for 3-4 minutes on low. Switch it off.

Now blend the whole mixture to a coarse puree. Put it back to the pan with the fried mushrooms before. Add little oregano, check the seasoning and let it come to a boil. Once the soup is thick serve immediately with toasts or sandwiches.




I had mine last night with some whole-wheat cheese toast and hubby with some leftover chicken tikka between two breads. That was perfect to warm our taste buds and souls. Try yourself to know…

 Events:
sending this to Souper Soup Sunday at Kahakai Kitchen.

 and to Pari's Only: low oil/low calorie event. this month hosted at Priya's Mahro Rajasthan's Recipes.
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41 comments

  1. PreeOccupiedSeptember 12, 2010 at 10:21 AM

    Thanks for a very soupy post! Fall's here and we will soon be craving soups here all the time!

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  2. sSeptember 12, 2010 at 10:53 AM

    this is just fantastic....great recipe..
    had a good laugh reading bout ur bro's comment!

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  3. kitchen queenSeptember 12, 2010 at 11:00 AM

    lovely healthy and mouth watering soup.

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  4. Priya SureshSeptember 12, 2010 at 11:02 AM

    Woww fabulous looking soup, looks utterly delicious and comforting..

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  5. aipiSeptember 12, 2010 at 11:10 AM

    I love mushrooms too..and the soup looks so creamy n hearty! I like that this doesn't have any cream in it also the use of whole wheat flour makes it more healthy..and just love your tangy chilli oil must have tasted even better with that drizzle..!!

    US Masala

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  6. Sayantani Mahapatra MudiSeptember 12, 2010 at 11:54 AM

    thanks everyone.

    @S, yes if you want a good laugh you should meet my brither. he is one of those people who crack jokes with a serious face.his timing and sense of humor is too good.

    @Aipi, yes very true. its very healthy sans the chili oil part. I never add cream to mushroom soups as once its mashed it itself becomes very creamy. add the whole wheat flour to make it thick.

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  7. UnknownSeptember 12, 2010 at 11:55 AM

    I am imagining how you will look like with that suited attire, a stick in hand and the map behind....Not bad.....hehee...jokes apart..the soup looks too good and tempting..ami mushrrom soup kokhono banaini....amar kano jani mone hoe akta wild smell hobe...janina future e banabo kina...but eta bookmark kore rakhlam...

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  8. GBSeptember 12, 2010 at 12:01 PM

    I love it! Looks simple enough to make in a jiffy and wholesome too! yummmmmmmmm. :)

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  9. PavaniSeptember 12, 2010 at 12:06 PM

    wht a lovely soups and they are really healthy n must be delicious..

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  10. My Kitchen AnticsSeptember 12, 2010 at 12:15 PM

    something about the chilli oil makes it so desirable

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  11. indosungodSeptember 12, 2010 at 1:03 PM

    Great soup primer Sayantani. Will be needing these very soon when the weather here becomes cold and unbearable.

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  12. UmaSeptember 12, 2010 at 1:25 PM

    creamy soup.. loved the chilli oil drizzle!

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  13. pamSeptember 12, 2010 at 4:42 PM

    This soup sounds wonderful! I love mushroom soup and I really like the addition of the chili oil

    .

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  14. SatyaSeptember 12, 2010 at 5:23 PM

    Mushroom soup looks so creamy n delicious love the flavor of chili oil on top of it ...yummy

    Satya
    http://www.superyummyrecipes.com

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  15. Home Cooked Oriya FoodSeptember 12, 2010 at 6:12 PM

    lovely earthy soup... Loe your reads with or without the b'lore weather...

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  16. Sushma MallyaSeptember 12, 2010 at 7:23 PM

    using chilli oil in soup is a great idea, it gives a nice flavour and your soup looks delicious...

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  17. NithaSeptember 12, 2010 at 8:29 PM

    Delicious soup..

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  18. sangeetaSeptember 12, 2010 at 9:36 PM

    Seeing the post heading in my reader thought you are one big chilly oil fan ... so am i but i use it as a base most of the time n not as a topping . Your pictures look great and thank God they are not satellite pics of clouds hovering over Delhi....:)

    The soup is a favorite and i make a creamy mushroom soup slightly different from this one ..

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  19. Padhu SankarSeptember 12, 2010 at 11:20 PM

    I too love button mushrooms ,Soup looks yummy!!Thanks for the tips ,Next time I make soup I will add whole wheat flour instead of corn flour

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  20. Deb in HawaiiSeptember 13, 2010 at 12:06 AM

    I love mushroom soup and that chili oil looks like the perfect touch. ;-) Thanks for sending it to Souper Sundays.

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  21. TREAT AND TRICKSeptember 13, 2010 at 1:55 AM

    Great recipe dear, I really love that chili oil on top, yum...

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  22. Gouri GuhaSeptember 13, 2010 at 1:59 AM

    Mushroom not my favourite. kintu barir aar sobia khoob enjoy korbe. pictures are really good.
    nischoi banabo.

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  23. Pari VasishtSeptember 13, 2010 at 3:13 AM

    I agree so mush to Sangeeta dear, I can write a complte post on the rains and the climate here.
    This soup is just so wanted and adding the chili oil on top is an extremely good thought, I normally do that to any food I find bland.
    FOODELICIOUS

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  24. RachanaSeptember 13, 2010 at 5:38 AM

    Your bro has a wicked sense of humour :-)

    The Soup looks delicious. A great recipe.

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  25. Jeyashris KitchenSeptember 13, 2010 at 7:11 AM

    i am a great lover of soup an d the way u did this sounds so nice

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  26. SatrupaSeptember 13, 2010 at 7:51 AM

    Ah I am in a soup :) I like to hear about bangalore weather ... he he. But only with a hot bowl of soup.

    Luv it.

    Cheers n Happy Cooking,
    Satrupa

    http://satrupa-foodforthought.blogspot.com

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  27. Hamaree RasoiSeptember 13, 2010 at 8:31 AM

    LOL your brother has a great sense of humor. Coming back to the Mushroom Soup, it looks wonderful. Very simply prepared.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  28. MayuriSeptember 13, 2010 at 9:19 AM

    yummy mushroom soup, I love mushrooms n I love chilli infused oil even more, I always have a bottle of the infused oil in pantry n use it for all my soups.

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  29. PreetiSeptember 13, 2010 at 10:59 AM

    The soup looks so delicious and mouth watering...just what I need for dinner after a long day at work! Thanks for posting this recipe...I shall try shortly!

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  30. PanchpakwanSeptember 13, 2010 at 1:24 PM

    Yuumy post..loved all soups so much.

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  31. NamithaSeptember 13, 2010 at 5:08 PM

    Timely recipe.It's getting cooler here and the leaves have already started falling..

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  32. AnukaSeptember 13, 2010 at 5:58 PM

    amazing recipe...my family is in love with soups so am surely going to try this out ..you have a great blog too.

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  33. SanjuSeptember 13, 2010 at 9:38 PM

    Hi Sayantani,
    I tried your mushroom soup with a bit changes like replacing milk & oregano by chicken stock & spring onion. I didn't blend the soup to keep a crunchy taste as my husband & son love it.
    It came out quite delicious. They praised me, I told it's Sayantani who deserves the credit. Looking forward to some more quick veggie recipe.

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  34. Jaisy JamesSeptember 14, 2010 at 1:02 AM

    looks lovely n healthy soup

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  35. Jaisy JamesSeptember 14, 2010 at 1:02 AM

    looks lovely n healthy soup

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  36. Sweet ArtichokeSeptember 14, 2010 at 1:46 AM

    This soups sounds absolutely yummy! I love mushrooms and the season is starting here!!
    No worries about talking to the weather... I have the same habit ;-)

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  37. Jaya MSeptember 14, 2010 at 4:01 AM

    Sayanatani,
    You know we discuss first thing in the morning about weather here, if it's going to rain or not , cloudy or sunny etc, So I guess I am with you then..And I just love mushroom soup and creamy if it is then even more good..Someday I have to try your chili infused oil in my cooking thats for sure..
    hugs and smiles

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  38. TanviSeptember 14, 2010 at 9:45 AM

    Wow...this is just so lovely...love anything with chilies..never had a mushroom soup without chillies...gotta try it!
    Sinfully Spicy

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  39. UnknownDecember 18, 2012 at 10:48 PM

    I made this soup today!And let me tell you..Its just utterly butterly (without butter though) delicious.Thanks much for the post :-)

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  40. UnknownDecember 18, 2012 at 10:54 PM

    I made this soup at home today.its utterly butterly (bcoz of its creamy nature) delicious!Thanks a ton for sharing this recipe :-)

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