Spiced root soup with crisp spiced onions

Spiced root soup with crisp spiced onions

Spiced root soup with crisp spiced onions, a hearty winter soup

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 45 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian, Super healthy

Method

  1. Peel and halve the onions through the root, then slice thinly lengthways. Heat 2 tbsp of the oil in a large pan, add half the onions and fry until just starting to colour. Add the mustard and cumin seeds and fry until nicely browned.
  2. Add vegetables and curry paste and stir until well coated. Pour in the stock and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat, partly cover and simmer for 30 mins, until the vegetables are tender. Meanwhile, heat the remaining tbsp of oil in a small pan, add the onions and fry quickly until crisp and browned. Tip onto kitchen paper.
  3. Purée the soup in batches, then return to the pan and stir in most of the yogurt. Taste and add salt, if necessary. Reheat gently, then ladle into bowls and top each with a spoonful of yogurt, some fried onions and a scattering of roughly chopped coriander or parsley.

Per serving

240 kcalories, protein 9g, carbohydrate 25g, fat 13 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 7g, sugar 16g, salt 1.45 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2006.

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  • 03 December 2007

    Emma rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I have to say I love this soup! It has become a firm favourite in our house-especially with the kids

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  • 02 February 2008

    patch rated and commented on this recipe

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    Really delicious even though I forgot to put the extra onions on as I had frozen the soup. I will definitely make this again.

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  • 19 February 2008

    Jeffers commented on this recipe

    Bloody delicious! I used swede instead of potato, i guess any root veg would work, and left out the fresh coriander because i think it detracted away from the taste of the veg. And very very easy. Definetly having that again

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  • 21 February 2008

    Annie rated and commented on this recipe

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    Excellent soup. The fried onions and coriander on top greatly enhance the recipe. A large bowl makes a filling meal. My kids loved it and said I could make this anytime!

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  • 04 October 2008

    Julie Bahrain rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Seriously good soup! I used a small pumpkin/squash, 1 leek, 1 parsnip, along with recommended ingredients, and low fat yoghurt. Added extra stock as soup was very thick. Made 6 good portions. Didn't bother with topping.

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  • 11 November 2008

    nicolajane commented on this recipe

    This soup was delicious. I couldn't find mustard seeds;I live in Singapore so sometimes have to swap ingredients for what I can find, and I used sweet potatos but it still tasted great. My Husband gave it 9/10! Will definately be making this one again.

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  • 30 December 2008

    delsh21 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Lovely, warming soup. I didn't have mustard or cumin seeds - just used ground cumin but it was still very yummy. I didn't do the fried onions either, but the coriander on top definitely made a difference.

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  • 15 January 2009

    Claire rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really tasty soup. Used ground cumin and coriander instead of the cumin and mustard seeds but still worked really well. Served it just with fresh coriander and yogurt on top and mini naan breads on the side. It was quite salty so may use less curry paste next time.

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  • 17 September 2009

    JustJaki commented on this recipe

    My first ever soup recipe and even though I didn't have the mustard or cumin I did add garlic, sweet potato & swede I found lurking in the fridge. It was rib stickingly wonderful & even veggie phobic daughter (I didn't tell her what was in it!) ate the lot and asked for the leftovers to be kept for her lunch tomorrow. Thanks for the recipe.

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  • 17 September 2009

    JustJaki rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Sorry I forgot to rate!

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  • 12 December 2009

    Kacey rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Sorry to go against popular opinion but to me and my boyfriend the yoghurt just overpowered everything else! It was nice enough once we'd added a load of extra onions, ground cumin and chilli powder but I won't be making again.

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  • 28 January 2010

    Angie rated this recipe

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  • 02 February 2010

    Meme rated this recipe

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  • 19 October 2010

    Laura rated and commented on this recipe

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    Delicious soup! was a hit at a dinner-party with friends. I like to give it an extra slightly sharp taste adding a pinch of chilli flakes :-) lekker!

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    25 November 2010

    SCW rated and commented on this recipe

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    Love this soup - delicious. The onions on top really add a nice crunch.

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  • 12 September 2011

    luckylucyloo rated and commented on this recipe

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    Made this for my fiancee, he loved it and even says it is better than his mothers vegetable soup (a big compliment indeed!) i didnt bother with the fried onions and usually add some chilli to give it a kick.

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  • 13 November 2011

    Jean rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I didn't have any cumin seeds so used cumin powder. Also curry powder istead of curry paste. Didn't have any yoghurt either but I'm sure it would have been nice. I didn't bother with the crisp fried onions on top ~ in any case the recipe doesn't mention how they should become spiced. I also added salt and pepper to improve the flavour. But it was dead easy and quick to make and I will definitely be making it again and again. I found it easlily served 6 as a starter.

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  • 16 January 2012

    Jogger85 rated and commented on this recipe

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    DELICIOUS! This is a lovely, hearty and filling soup and a great way to get loads of veg into one bowl. I'll definitely be adding this one to my bonder and making it more often. Serves 6 rather than 4, which meant I had leftovers :)

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  • 11 September 2012

    ArcaneDust rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I made this last night for my lunches this week. I used sweet potatoes and bloomin' forgot to put the carrots in but to be honest it wasn't really missing them when I tasted it, it wasn't till later that I realised. I roasted some chopped red onion for the topping as I've done that before and its really tasty. I didn't add the yog to the soup as I didn't think it needed it - I'll just add some yog as the topping. It definitely needs seasoning at the end to bring out all the flavours too, but its a tasty version of a veg soup once done.

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  • 28 October 2012

    Gin o'clock rated and commented on this recipe

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    This is delicious. Will definitely be making this again.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 45 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian, Super healthy

High in fibre, 2 of your 5-a-day

Ingredients

  • 2 onions
  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 2 leeks , sliced
  • 3 carrots , sliced
  • 2 medium potatoes , chopped
  • 2 parsnips or 1 small celeriac, chopped
  • 2-3 tsp curry paste
  • 1.2l vegetable stock from granules or a cube)
  • 250ml natural yogurt , plus extra to serve
  • coriander or parsley, to finish
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Per serving

240 kcalories, protein 9g, carbohydrate 25g, fat 13 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 7g, sugar 16g, salt 1.45 g

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