Lettuce soup with dumplings

 Ingredients

 2 Cups finally chopped lettuce leaf

(Can also be made with spinach leaf (spinach soup with dumplings))

1 medium size onion

4 tea spoon wheat flour

½ teaspoon mustard sauce

½ cup grated cheese

2 cups Milk

60 gm butter

Pepper to taste

Salt to taste

For dumplings

¾ cup quick cooking oats

¼ cup finely chopped mushrooms or macaroni or finally chopped any vegetable) 

2 tablespoon finally chopped parsley.

1 teaspoon chopped onions

1 egg

Salt to taste

Method

Melt butter in a pan.

Fry onions (1 teaspoon onions keep aside for dumpling) until soft.

Now add lettuce leafs, spinach leafs, flour, mustard sauce and stir for some time.

Add grated cheese & gradually add water and milk and boil, keep stirring.

Add salt and pepper and cook for about 10 minutes.

Dumplings

Mix oats, mushrooms/macaroni/chopped vegetable, one teaspoon chopped onion, parsley & salt to taste.

Beat the egg until fluffy and use to bind the dry ingredients.

Divide the mixture into 15-16 and make small balls.

Boil the water and dip the balls in it and cook for 15 minutes

Liquidize the soup in a blender.

Add dumpling to it and Heat it for 3 to 4 minutes on slow flame. Keep stirring continuously.

Pour in a bowl and serve while hot.