Curried carrot soup

A lovely warming soup for autumn and winter. Note that the carrots and onions are net weight, ie after peeling.

Curried carrot soup

Servings:	Serves 4
Calories per serving:	411
Ready in:	1 hour, 45 minutes
Prep. time:	15 minutes
Cook time:	1 hour, 30 minutes
Difficulty:
Recipe author:	JuliaBalbilla
First published:	18th January 2013

Best recipe review Wierd food, very wierd 5/5 But bloody marvellous - the strange things are often the best! Jerry

Ingredients

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• 175g unsalted butter
• 220g onions, chopped
• 2 bulbs garlic, peeled and cloves cut in half if large
• 500g carrots, peeled and chopped into small pieces
• A pinch each of sugar and salt
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1 teaspoon nigella seeds
• 1 teaspoon jalfrezi masala
• 800ml vegetable stock
• 1 tablespoon chopped green chillies or a sprig of parsley, to serve

Method

1. Melt the butter in a saucepan over a low-medium heat.
2. Add the onion, garlic and carrots, and stew gently for about 30 minutes until they are soft, but not browned.
3. Add a pinch of sugar and salt and continue cooking until the vegetables are beginning to caramelise.
4. Meanwhile toast the cumin and nigella seeds in a dry frying pan until fragrant.
5. Add the toasted seeds and jalfrezi masala to the vegetables and cook a further 2-3 minutes.
6. Add the vegetable stock and water and bring to the boil.
7. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 30 minutes.
8. Blend the soup in a blender until smooth.
9. Season to taste and serve, sprinkled with the chopped chillies or the parsley sprig.

Serving suggestions

Serve with a nice hunk of bread.

Recipe source

• Based on a recipe by Michael Caines

Variations

Instead of stock, use water to which has been added 2 tsps Marigold Swiss Bouillon Powder or Bron's Spanish vegetable stock concentrate Use chopped coriander to garnish if preferred. Adjust garlic quantity to taste. Use chicken stock if preferred and use any spice mix you like.

Chef's notes

If it is too thick, add a little more stock or water.

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