Potato Soup With Indian Spices Recipes

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in the hot oil until fragrant, 2 to 4 minutes. Cook and stir red pepper flakes, turmeric, and garam masala into onion mixture until coated, about 2 more minutes.
• Stir lentils and broth into onion mixture; bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and cook until lentils are softened but firm to the bite, about 15 minutes.
• Stir sweet potatoes into lentil mixture; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until sweet potatoes are tender and lentils are fully cooked, about 10 more minutes. Add spinach; cook until wilted, 3 to 5 minutes. Season with salt.

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, heat oil and saute onion, potatoes, and garlic until onion is just tender, about 3 minute Add spices and cook stirring for 30 seconds. Add 2 cups broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 15-20 minuts, until potatoes are tender.
• Add coconut milk and stir to mix. Transfer about half the soup to a food processor and process until smooth. Return to pot and add additional 1/2 cup broth if needed to thin. Stir in chickpeas and spinach and cook for 2 minute more, until spinach is just wilted. Season with salt and pepper, and serve hot.
• Add more beans and spinach for a heartier texture. Round out the meal with warm pita bread, chutney, and cucumbers and shredded carrots topped with plain yogurt.

Steps:

• Boil and mash sweet potatoes. Set aside.
• In a medium stock pot melt butter over medium-high heat.
• Add cinnamon stick, black cardamom, green cardamom and bay leaf.
• Stir whole spices until pods burst open.
• Remove whole spices from butter.
• Add ginger/garlic paste and sautéuntil golden brown.
• Add sweet potatoes and mix together.
• While whisking, add in milk and cream and mix until smooth.
• Add coriander, ground red chilie, and nutmeg and stir.
• Simmer on low heat for 35-45 minutes.
• Serve with coriander leaves as a garnish.