Carrot Soup Indienne Recipes

Steps:

• Combine carrots, chicken broth, and onion in a large pot. Pour enough water into the pot to assure the ingredients are covered; add garlic, thyme, and tarragon.
• Bring the liquid to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, place a cover on the pot, and simmer the mixture until the carrots are very tender, 40 to 50 minutes.
• Remove pot from heat and cool soup for 10 minutes. Puree soup with an immersion blender or mash vegetables with a potato masher and whisk the soup until smooth.
• Return pot to medium heat and cook until reheated, about 5 minutes. Stir cream through the soup.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or cooking pot, measure water and bring to boil.
• Add chopped carrots, diced potatoes, chopped celery and chopped onion and return to boil.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 1/2 hour or until carrots are tender.
• Remove from heat and let cool for about 5 minutes.
• In a food processor or blender, puree' soup in batches until smooth and return to saucepan.
• Add soy sauce, cumin, cayenne pepper, chili powder, garlic powder, curry powder, whole milk, instant potato flakes and return to boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Adjust seasonings to taste.
• Serve hot along with cooked rice.
• You can also use vegetable broth or chicken broth instead of water.