Indian Spice, Potato and Onion Soup Recipe
Indian Recipes

Ingredients:

1 tbsp/15 ml
1
1/2 in/1 cm piece
2
2 tsp/10 g
2 tsp/10g
1/2 tsp/2.5g
1 tsp/5 g
4 cups/13/4 pints/1 liter

1 tbsp/15 ml

vegetable oil
onion, minced
fresh root ginger, finely chopped
large potatoes, cut into 1/2 in/1 cm cubes
ground cumin
ground coriander
turmeric
ground cinnamon
chicken broth
salt and black pepper
plain yogurt to garnish

Method:

1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Fry the onion and ginger for 5 minutes or until softened. Add the potatoes and fry for another minutes, stirring often.

2. Mix the cumin, coriander, turmeric, and cinnamon with 2 tbsp of cold water to make a paste. Add to the onion and potato, stirring well, and fry for 1 minutes to release the flavors.

3. Add the broth and season to taste. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes or until the potato is tender. Blend until smooth in a food processor or press through a metal sieve. Return to the pan and heat through on low heat. garnish with the yogurt and sprinkle with more black pepper.

Serves 4