Spicy Carrot Coconut Soup Recipes

CURRIED CARROT AND COCONUT SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the butter until the foam subsides. Add the diced chopped onions, sprinkle with salt, stir to coat with butter. Add the chopped carrots along with the spices. Stir and cook until softened, about 10 minutes.
• Add the stock; there should be enough to cover the vegetables. Bring the pot to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and continue cooking until the carrots are cooked through, about 10 to 15 minutes.
• If you have an immersion blender, purée the soup in the pot. If not, wait until the soup cools slightly, and purée in a food processor. Add enough coconut milk (and a little more stock or water if necessary) to bring the soup to the consistency you want. Adjust the seasoning (depending on the stock you use, you may need more or less salt), and lime juice to taste. Garnish and serve.

FRAGRANT CARROT, COCONUT & LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the rapeseed oil in a large saucepan or flameproof casserole over a medium heat. Cook the onion and celery with a pinch of salt for 8-10 mins until softened. Add the garlic, ginger and all the spices and cook for 1 min more. Stir in the carrots, lentils, coconut milk, stock and curry leaves. Bring to a simmer, then cover with a lid and cook gently for 30 mins.
• Taste the soup for seasoning, then add most of the fresh coriander and blitz until smooth using a hand blender. Ladle the soup into bowls, then top with swirls of yogurt, the remaining coriander, some extra chilli flakes and a drizzle of oil to serve.

COCONUT CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Peel and chop carrots, ginger and onion.
• In a pot, heat oil and fry ginger and onion until translucent.
• Add carrots and fry for 1-2 minutes.
• Add stock and boil at medium heat for about 15 minutes.
• Lightly warm coconut milk and steam like you would steam milk for cappuccino.
• Add curry powder, salt and pepper to the soup and puree it.
• Fold in steamed coconut milk and serve immediately.

SPICY CARROT-COCONUT SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oil in pan at medium, add onion, cayenne pepper and garlic. Cook until onion is translucent (taking care not to burn the garlic).
• Add chopped carrot and tomato (and ginger, optional) and cook for another 5 or 10 minutes, stirring about every minute.
• Add bouillion cubes and water (water should just about immerse the contents of the pan).
• Simmer until carrots are tender.
• Blend the contents of the pan and return to pan.
• Stir in coconut milk and heat through without allowing it to boil.
• Serve and add cilantro and lime juice to taste. The lime juice helps mellow out the heat of the cayenne pepper.

SPICED CARROT & LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat a large saucepan and dry-fry 2 tsp cumin seeds and a pinch of chilli flakes for 1 min, or until they start to jump around the pan and release their aromas.
• Scoop out about half with a spoon and set aside. Add 2 tbsp olive oil, 600g coarsely grated carrots, 140g split red lentils, 1l hot vegetable stock and 125ml milk to the pan and bring to the boil.
• Simmer for 15 mins until the lentils have swollen and softened.
• Whizz the soup with a stick blender or in a food processor until smooth (or leave it chunky if you prefer).
• Season to taste and finish with a dollop of plain yogurt and a sprinkling of the reserved toasted spices. Serve with warmed naan breads.

LIGHTLY SPICED CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• 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.
• 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.