Cooking Index - Cooking Recipes & IdeasSabzi Shorba (Cream Of Curried Vegetable And Split Pea Soup Recipe - Cooking Index

Sabzi Shorba (Cream Of Curried Vegetable And Split Pea Soup

Cuisine: Indian
Type: Vegetables
Courses: Soup, Vegetarian
Serves: 6 people

Recipe Ingredients

4 tablespoons 60mlUsli ghee - (see below)
1 tablespoon 15mlCurry powder
1/2 cup 31g / 1.1ozOnion, finely chopped
1/2 cup 55g / 1.9ozCarrots, finely chopped
1/2 cup 55g / 1.9ozCelery, finely chopped
1 cup 237mlWater
3/4 cup 177mlFresh tomatoes, pureed - --or--
1/2 cup 118mlCanned tomato puree
3 cups 711mlCooked split peas - (see below)
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlBlack pepper
1/2 cup 118mlLight cream - or milk (1/2 to 3/4)
  Chopped coriander - for garnish

Recipe Instructions

1. Heat the ghee in a 3 to 4 quart deep pot over medium-high heat. When it is very hot, add the curry powder and immediately add the onion, carrots, and celery. Saute the vegetables, stirring often to ensure that they brown evenly, for 5 minutes. Add 1 cup water, the tomatoes, split peas, pepper, and salt. Cover and cook over low heat until the vegetables are tender (10 minutes). Add enough light cream or milk to mellow and velvetize the soup as well as thin it.

2. Heat the soup thorougly and serve garnished with chopped fresh coriander

Source:
Raghaven Iyer

Rating

Average rating:

Unrated, please add a rating

Submit your rating:

Click a star to rate this recipe.