Tuesday, 16 April 2013

Cumin, butternut and carrot soup

I tried a new recipe this weekend - cumin, butternut and carrot soup with a hint of chill 1 large onion chopped finely 3 cloves of garlic chopped finely 1 tsp of ground cumin 1 tsp of ground ginger 1 tsp of coriander 1 red chilli deseeded and chopped (optionally) 1 medium size butternut cubed 500g of carrots cubed 1 1/2 litre vegetable or chicken stock Fry the onion and garlic with frylight in a pan Add the cumin, ginger, chilli, butternut and carrots to the pan Pour the stock over it and bring it to the boil Simmer for 10 minutes but I generally simmer for longer than 10 minutes Pour into a blender and blend until smooth Fresh coriander for decoration I have freezed the soup in 4 individual portions