Indian Spiced Sweet Potato Soup Recipes

INDIAN SWEET POTATO AND LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in the hot oil until fragrant, 2 to 4 minutes. Cook and stir red pepper flakes, turmeric, and garam masala into onion mixture until coated, about 2 more minutes.
• Stir lentils and broth into onion mixture; bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and cook until lentils are softened but firm to the bite, about 15 minutes.
• Stir sweet potatoes into lentil mixture; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until sweet potatoes are tender and lentils are fully cooked, about 10 more minutes. Add spinach; cook until wilted, 3 to 5 minutes. Season with salt.

INDIAN SPICED SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, heat oil and saute onion, potatoes, and garlic until onion is just tender, about 3 minute Add spices and cook stirring for 30 seconds. Add 2 cups broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 15-20 minuts, until potatoes are tender.
• Add coconut milk and stir to mix. Transfer about half the soup to a food processor and process until smooth. Return to pot and add additional 1/2 cup broth if needed to thin. Stir in chickpeas and spinach and cook for 2 minute more, until spinach is just wilted. Season with salt and pepper, and serve hot.
• Add more beans and spinach for a heartier texture. Round out the meal with warm pita bread, chutney, and cucumbers and shredded carrots topped with plain yogurt.

WONDERFUL CURRIED SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• SOUP:.
• In a soup pot, heat oil over medium-low heat. Add curry paste and onions and cook for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat if necessary. Add garlic clove and ginger and cook for another 1-2 minutes.
• Add sweet potatoes and pepper. Mix. Add stock. Cook for 15 minutes or until vegetables are very soft.
• Puree the ingredients in batches in a blender or puree the whole amount directly in the pot with a hand blender (if pot is high enough).
• Check if you like the consistency of the soup. Add more stock or water if desired and adjust the seasonings (check if salt is needed). You can add more curry paste if desired, but most pastes need to be cooked first before adding to a dish. Add rum if using.
• Serve:.
• Serve in individual bowls and top each with a tablespoon of sour cream and a sprinkle of sweet paprika.

SPICY SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium saucepan over low heat. Add cumin and coriander seeds cook, stirring often, until seeds begin to pop. Add curry powder, dry mustard, garlic and ginger and cook until fragrant. Add chile, tomatoes,broth and salt. Bring to a boil. Add sweet potato and cook and return to a boil. Cook over low heat until sweet potato is tender. Serve with lime wedges.

INDIAN SPICED SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Boil and mash sweet potatoes. Set aside.
• In a medium stock pot melt butter over medium-high heat.
• Add cinnamon stick, black cardamom, green cardamom and bay leaf.
• Stir whole spices until pods burst open.
• Remove whole spices from butter.
• Add ginger/garlic paste and sautéuntil golden brown.
• Add sweet potatoes and mix together.
• While whisking, add in milk and cream and mix until smooth.
• Add coriander, ground red chilie, and nutmeg and stir.
• Simmer on low heat for 35-45 minutes.
• Serve with coriander leaves as a garnish.

WEST INDIAN SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Sauté celery, carrot and onion in a little vegetable oil until reasonably soft.
• Then add curry paste, chillies, garlic, sweet potatoes, bay leaves, thyme and parsley. Mix really well to coat with oil and add stock to cover. Bring to the boil and cook until vegies are tender.
• Remove bay leaves and blend, adding a little cream. Taste for seasoning.