CARROT GINGER SOUP
Carrot Ginger Soup is an easy to make, delicious, warm, comforting, creamy soup to sip on to ward off the cold.
Ingredients
- 3 large carrots peeled and cut into chunks
- 2 -3 cups water or vegetable stock
- 1 medium onion cut into chunks
- 4-6 cloves garlic peeled
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1 inch fresh ginger peeled
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper powder
- ¼ tsp nutmeg powder
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp whipped yogurt or sour cream
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh coriander/cilantro
Instructions
- Mix carrot, onion, garlic and coriander seeds with olive oil in a bowl.
- Layer the mixed vegetables on a baking tray or in a pan.
- If you're roasting it in the oven then preheat the oven to 180ºC. Roast the vegetables for 20-30 minutes or till the carrots are done.
- If you're roasting in a pan, then roast over medium heat for 10- 15 minutes, stirring the vegetables occasionally.
- Puree the vegetables with the water or stock and fresh ginger.
- Pour the pureed mixture into a pan.
- Add salt, pepper, coriander and nutmeg powders.
- Heat the soup over medium heat. Do not let it boil. Let it simmer gently over low heat till it is hot.
- Add lemon juice, sour cream or yogurt and coriander and serve it hot.
Notes
- Add more ginger if you like.
- The amount of water or stock required depends on how thick or thin you want the soup to be.
- Adjust the salt and spices according to your taste.
- If you don't have fresh ginger, then use ginger powder instead.