Moroccan Carrot Soup With Mussels Recipes

Steps:

• Cook onion, garlic, and spices in oil in a 5- to 6-quart heavy pot over moderately low heat, stirring, until onion is softened, about 6 minutes. Stir in vinegar and simmer 1 minute. Add chickpeas, sugar, and tomatoes with their juice, then increase heat to moderate and gently simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, about 15 minutes. Add mussels and return to a simmer. Cover tightly with lid and cook until mussels just open wide, 3 to 6 minutes. (Discard any mussels that remain unopened after 6 minutes.) Stir in parsley and serve in shallow bowls.

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a heavy-based saucepan.
• Add the onions, garlic, ginger, cumin, ground coriander, cayenne pepper and fry for two minutes.
• Add the carrots and potato and cook for ten minutes, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are beginning to soften.
• Add the stock and bring to the boil. Loosely cover, reduce the heat and simmer gently for 30 minutes until the potato is cooked.
• Leave to cool slightly then stir in the honey and orange juice, and then blend it in batches.
• Return to the pan to heat and serve hot with fresh coriander to garnish.

Steps:

• Melt butter in large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, saute 2 minutes. Mix in carrots. Add broth, bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until carrots are very tender, about 20 minutes.
• Stir cumin seeds in small skillet over med-high heat until fragrant, 4-5 minute. Cool and then finely grind in spice mill.
• Remove soup from heat. Puree in batches in blender until smooth. Return to same pan. Whisk in honey, lemon juice and allspice. Season with salt and pepper.
• Ladle soup into bowls. Drizzle yogurt over, sprinkle generously with cumin.