Carrot Orange Cumin Soup Recipes

CARROT CUMIN SOUP

Steps:

• Clean, peel and cut all vegetables into chunks so they will cook quickly.Heat oil in large pot. Saute carrots,onions and potato for about 5 minutes to heighten flavors. Add stock (or water plus bouillon). Cook over medium heat until vegetables are well cooked.Using an immersible blender, blend until quite smooth. (This may also be done by putting vegetables into a free-standing blender.)Add cumin, salt and freshly-ground pepper. Adjust seasonings to taste. If soup is too thick, additional water may be added.For low-sodium soup, use salt-free chicken stock.

CARROT, ORANGE & CUMIN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat butter in a large, heavy-based saucepan until foaming.
• Add carrots, orange peel, cumin and remaining vegetables.
• Stir-fry for 2-5 minutes, then cover and cook very gently over low heat until all the vegetables are soft; 15-30 minutes, depending on size of chunks.
• Stir with a wooden spoon from time to time.
• Season with a little salt, pepper and nutmeg.
• Sprinkle with cornflour and stir thoroughly.
• Gradually add first the chicken stock and then the milk, stirring constantly.
• Continue cooking, stirring, until the soup comes to the boil.
• Remove the saucepan from the stove, transfer the soup to a food processor or blender and puree until smooth.
• Return it to the saucepan and heat through.
• Stir in the cream and serve in heated soup bowls.

CARROT, CUMIN AND CORIANDER SOUP

Steps:

• Cut the carrots into sticks and place on a baking tray, coat with the olive oil and honey. Place in the oven at 180 degrees for around 20-25 mins until just starting to go brown.
• In a large casserole dish fry the onion, ginger and garlic in a small amount of oil or butter for around 5 mins until the onion has caramelised. Add the cumin and chilli and fry for another minute.
• Put the carrots, onion mix and coriander into a blender along with around a glass of water. (If you have a hand held blender this step can be done in the casserole dish). Blend untill smooth.
• Add the stock cube into the casserole dish and enough boiling water to cover the bottom. Mix the stock cube in whilst scrapping the caramelisation off the bottom from the onion.
• Return the puréed carrots to the casserole dish and mix, add boiling water until the soup is your desired consistency. (for me around a litre).
• Add salt and pepper to taste.

CUMIN AND ORANGE GLAZED CARROTS

Steps:

• Cut out a round from parchment paper to fit just inside a 12-inch heavy skillet (3 inches deep), then set round aside.
• Cut peel, including all white pith, from oranges with a sharp paring knife. Working over a bowl, cut segments free from membranes, letting segments fall into bowl, then squeeze 1/2 cup juice from membranes into another bowl (discard membranes). Chop orange segments and reserve.
• Cut a 1-inch-thick diagonal slice from a carrot and set aside, then roll carrot away from you 90 degrees and cut another 1-inch-thick diagonal slice. (Shape will resemble a trapezoidal log. If carrots are very thick, cut slices in half lengthwise as well). Cut up rest of carrot in same manner, then repeat with remaining carrots.
• Heat oil in skillet over moderate heat until hot but not smoking, then add cumin seeds and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add carrots, water, orange juice, lemon juice, sugar, salt, and pepper. Cover carrots directly with parchment round and simmer, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes. Remove parchment, then continue to simmer, stirring occasionally, until most of liquid is evaporated and carrots are tender and glazed, about 20 minutes more. Serve warm or at room temperature, sprinkled with chopped orange.

ONE-PAN CARROT & CUMIN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a deep saucepan over a medium heat until just starting to sizzle, then fry the cumin seeds until toasted and crackling.
• Add the onion, leek, garlic, star anise, carrots and a pinch of salt. Stir to coat. Cover, reduce the heat to low and cook gently for 15-20 mins, stirring occasionally until the vegetables have softened in their own steam.
• Pour over the stock and bring the mixture to a simmer, then continue to cook for 10 mins until the carrots are tender. Spoon 2 tbsp of the cream into a small dish and set aside, then pour the rest into the pan and bring back to the boil. Remove the star anise and use a hand blender to blitz the mixture until smooth and silky. Or, tip into a standard blender in batches and blitz before returning to the pan. For a really smooth soup, push through a sieve into a saucepan. At this stage, the soup can be cooled completely and chilled for up to three days or frozen for six months. Defrost fully before reheating. Reheat until piping hot over a low heat, then pour into bowls, drizzle with the reserved cream and scatter the extra cumin seeds on top. Serve with these cheese, cumin & onion seed cornbread muffins, if you like.

CARROT & CUMIN SOUP

Steps:

• Fry the onion in a little oil until it softens.
• Add the cumin and chili and cook for a minute then add the carrot, sugar and stock and bring to a simmer.
• Cook for 10 minutes or until the carrot is very soft, then whizz in a blender. Add some more stock or water if the soup is too thick and reheat if you need to.
• Stir through the cilantro, season well.
• Add a spoonful of crème fraîche to each bowl to serve, if you like.