Lightly spiced carrot soup

Lightly spiced carrot soup

A satisfying soup which is delicately spiced and works well as a rustic starter

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 25 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a large pan with a lid. Tip in the onion, garlic, ginger and chilli, then cook for 3-5 mins until soft. Stir in the curry powder, followed by the carrots, lemongrass and zest, then cover and cook over a low heat for 10 mins more.
  2. Give the coconut milk can a shake, then pour most of it into the pan along with the vegetable stock. Bring to the boil, then turn down and simmer for 15 mins until the carrots are really soft. Remove the lemongrass and orange zest, then use a stick blender or food processor to whizz until smooth. Ladle into bowls and top with a swirl of reserved coconut milk and an extra sprinkling of curry powder, if you like.
Try

Use up a glut: Carrot & roast pepper purée

In a pan with the lid on, gently cook 300g sliced carrots in a little butter and 1 tbsp water for 30 mins until softened. Grill 1 halved red pepper until charred. Leave in a plastic bag for 10 mins, then peel off the skin and remove the seeds. Whizz the carrots and pepper with 1 tbsp red wine vinegar until smooth. Serve the purée with chicken or lamb chops.

200 kcalories, protein 3g, carbohydrate 18g, fat 13 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 5g, sugar 16g, salt 0.45 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2009.

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  • 01 August 2011

    Michelle rated this recipe

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  • 22 October 2011

    kezabella rated and commented on this recipe

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    Really delicious.

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  • 29 November 2011

    2mumzie commented on this recipe

    Have made this lots of times for lunch and for friends who love it,don't put the lemon grass in and if I dnt have the masala I just add a 1/2 tsp coriander powder and 1/2 tsp cumin powder and coconut milk to taste not the full can.

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  • 05 January 2012

    Woodelle commented on this recipe

    I dont hav any lemon grass what would be good instead????

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  • 14 January 2012

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  • 24 January 2012

    A Perry-Smith rated and commented on this recipe

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    Hmmm.... Be careful as the chilli will kill most of the more subtle flavours from the lemon grass, orange, etc... If you like some spice in your food, there are many more interesting soups to try. If you just like carrot soup, there are better recipes.

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  • 25 January 2012

    Sheelagh McD rated this recipe

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  • 21 February 2012

    Stephanieek rated and commented on this recipe

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    Really delicious, I altered the recipe slightly; used 500g parsnips and 500g carrots.

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  • 18 July 2012

    Nicola Macpherson rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Warming, tasty, full of flavour and is great if you have a cold or flu. I reccommend to anyone. I added leeks and half fat coconut milk, as a preferance. I dont think the leek made much difference in the grand scheme of things, and the half fat coconut milk worked fine.

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  • 28 July 2012

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  • 05 August 2012

    Alison rated and commented on this recipe

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    Fantastic! Made loads so will do for a few work lunches too. Added juice of half a lime and about 2 tspns brown sugar when blending. Really delicious, creamy too. A new fave!

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  • 01 November 2012

    Anna rated and commented on this recipe

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    Added a bit of nutmeg and it was nice too. The same recipe goes well even with pumpkin instead of carrot.

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  • 28 January 2013

    ellsbells commented on this recipe

    This is a really delicious recipe, so pleased to have found it and will definitely be making again! It was really spicy which is how I like it, but if you don't I'd recommend going a bit easier on the ginger and chilli.

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  • 16 March 2013

    Jenni rated and commented on this recipe

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    A fantastic, easy to make and tasty recipe. I added just a third of a tin of coconut milk to keep the fat content down. Also I love strong flavours so used hot curry powder. Perfect!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 25 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 onion , finely chopped
  • 1 garlic clove , chopped
  • knob of fresh root ginger , grated
  • 1 red chilli , deseeded and chopped
  • 1 tsp mild curry powder , plus extra
  • 1kg carrots , trimmed and sliced
  • 2 lemongrass stalks, bashed
  • 2 strips orange zest
  • 400g can coconut milk
  • 700ml vegetable stock
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200 kcalories, protein 3g, carbohydrate 18g, fat 13 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 5g, sugar 16g, salt 0.45 g

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