Carrot & Cumin soup

[Katya]

Name of Recipe: Carrot and Cumin soup

Number of People: 4

Ingredients:

1 large onion  - peeled and quartered
300 g carrots (weight doesn't have to be exact) washed and chopped into chunks
20 g olive oil
2 tsp cumin seeds
water (approx 600 g)
1 tbsp veg. stock concentrate


Preparation:

Chop the onions and oil at speed 5 for 5 secs

Add the cumin seeds and cook for 3 mins at Varoma speed 2


Add the carrots and chop at speed 5 for 5 secs
Add water to the 1 litre mark and stock concentrate

Cook at 100 for 12 minutes speed 2

Add 100 ml cold water and puree at speed 9 for 1 minute

I have also made this using half beetroot and half carrot.   I had to cook it for a bit longer to make sure the beetroot was cooked.  It tasted really good and the colour was wonderful.


tips/hints from members Everyone thought it was delicious.

CC - My soup didn't cook in the initial 12 minutes, probably my carrots were a little too chunky. Just added 3 more minutes and it was fine. The cumin adds a real warmth to the soup and it's not sweet like carrot and coriander soup.

DJ - Just put 100 ml milk instead of water before pureeing.

Amy - I had a bit of zucchini that needed using so I chucked that in too.

 


 

[zebraa]

Thankyou. Looks good.

[Cuilidh]

Thanks for the recipe.  This looks really tasty ... and I love cumin, so I figure it must be a superb soup (somehow I think I will also adapt it for a pumpkin version as well).  Will have to wait for winter before I make it though!

[Katya]

Hope you have a long wait     It's just beginning to be spring here and it will be good to start thinking about summer foods again

[Frozzie]

definately agree with you katya...not just summer foods but warmer weather...sick of the cold and wet!

[Cornish Cream]

Hope you have a long wait     It's just beginning to be spring here and it will be good to start thinking about summer foods again

definately agree with you katya...not just summer foods but warmer weather...sick of the cold and wet!

I can't wait for the warmer weather,roll on summer.http://

[Frozzie]

here here...im a bit sick of this cold wet weather althuogh this afternoon there is sunshine even if its still wet and muddy outside!..craving outdoor eating, cocktails, salads, sun and lots of fun!! 

[Cornish Cream]

I made this for my lunch today and it's really lovely.My soup didn't cook in the initial 12 minutes,probably my carrots were a little too chunky ,just added 3 more minutes and it was fine.The cumin adds a real warmth to the soup,and it's not sweet like carrot and coriander soup.Thanks Katya for the recipe.

[Katya]

Glad you liked it CC - we had it for lunch today too, although I had to use a sweet potato as I didn't have enough carrots.   Was OK but prefer the all carrot version

[Cornish Cream]

I thought I would bump this for all of the forum members who live in the Northern Hemisphere. We're having a  particularly cold snap here in the UK so made this today.A lovely soup.

[Katya]

I made this today but used half beetroot and half carrot.   I had to cook it for a bit longer to make sure the beetroot was cooked.  It tasted really good and the colour was wonderful.

[mcmich]

I love the colour.
How do you think it would serve up chilled? Being summer a chilled soup would be a nice change.

Michele

[droverjess]

Made this today. Delic.
Just put 100 ml milk instead of water before pureeing.
Thx x

[Amy :-)]

Made this for lunch today, it was delicious, thanks for the recipe Katya
I had a bit of zucchini that needed using so I chucked that in too

[goldfish]

Have way too many carrots in the fridge    This is a good start to stock the freezer with some soup now the weather is getting cooler