How to cook - Broccoli & Mushroom soup

Ingredients:

Soup
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Broccoli 1 head cut into florets
Mushroom 250g 1 can sliced
Onion 1 small diced
Garlic 2 cloves diced/sliced
Cumin 1 tsp
Salt 2 tsp
Pepper 1 tsp
Chili flakes 1/4 tsp
Milk 1 cup
Cream OR All-purpose flour 1 tbsp
Oil 2 serving spoon
Butter 1 knob
Croutons
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Bread 10 slices cut into squares
Oil 2 serving spoon

Procedure:

Soup
  1. Take a wide, heavy bottomed pan, that distributes heat well.
  2. Add oil to the pan. Once hot (stick hand close to oil. It should feel warm), put in the cumin seeds. Let them sputter, then add garlic and sauté till garlic starts browning.
  3. Reduce flame a little and add the broccoli florets. BE CAREFUL OF SPLUTTERING OIL. Increase flame to hig. Sauté till broccoli sears.
  4. Add onions and mushroom, and stir till everything is cooked (about 5-10 min on high heat, or till mushrooms shrink).
  5. Reduce head, and add milk and cream. Let everything simmer for 2-3 minutes, then turn off flame. OR If using flor, take veggies out of pan. Add a knob of butter to pan, on low head. Add the flour and stir together. It should form a paste. Cook till raw smell of lour is gone (about 2-3 min), then slowly add the milk while whisking everything together to prevent clumps. Once combined, let sauce simmer for a minute and add veggies back into pan. Let everything cook for anotehr 1-2 minutes and then turn off the heat.
  6. Put everything in a blender and blend till smooth. Add water/salt/pepper as required.
Croutons
  1. Rinse out your pan. Add the oil and let it heat on a high flame. Once the oil is hot enough, bring flame to lowest.
  2. Add in the bread and mix till all the pieces are coated uniformly in the oil.
  3. Continue to stir on low to medium flame, till the bread is crisp.