Rating
5
Average: 5 (1 vote)
Active time
30 minutes
Yield
10 servings
Serving Size
1 cup
Nutritioni
Ingredients

3 lbs carrots, peeled and roughly chopped

1 small yellow onion, chopped

4 cloves garlic, minced

2-3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

2 tablespoons fresh ginger, minced

4 cups low-sodium chicken or vegetable stock, warmed

1-2 teaspoons cumin seed

½ teaspoon ground white pepper

½ teaspoon cayenne

Salt to taste

Plain lowfat yogurt (optional)

Instructions
  1. Heat olive oil in a heavy-bottomed stockpot over medium high heat and sauté onion for 2-3 minutes. Stir in cumin seed, white pepper, cayenne, and then carrots, coating the vegetables well with oil and spices. Put lid on pot and lower heat to low. Let cook, covered, for 7-8 minutes, stirring once or twice.
  2. Add garlic and ginger to pot and increase heat to medium high, stirring well. Continue to sauté ginger and garlic for another 1-2 minutes. Add chicken stock to the pot and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer until carrots are fork-tender, about 10-15 minutes.
  3. Using an immersion blender or conventional blender (blend in small batches), puree soup until smooth. If using conventional blender, return to pot over low heat. Adjust salt and other other spices as necessary. Serve each bowl with 1-2 tablespoons yogurt spooned on top if desired.

An Oldways recipe

Nutrition

Per Serving (1.25 cup): Calories: 133
Protein: 6 grams
Fat: 3 grams
Saturated Fat: 1 gram
Carbohydrates: 22 grams
Fiber: 4 grams
Sodium: 316 mg.

Yield: 10 servings

Serving Size: 1 cup

How'd it Taste?

CherishLife
5
Another GREAT dish from OldWays! I prepared the soup as directed, but have the following recommendations/modifications— I primarily used regular-sized carrots since using only miniatures seemed too sweet for this savory dish. ONE NOTE OF CAUTION— I found myself initially cooking the soup at a higher temperature since it appears that I didn’t drain the carrots/onion properly and the dish seemed too watery. At the end, I also found myself adding extra pinches of garlic/onion/cumin powder, salt, pepper, butter, etc. since the flavor seemed a bit bland (I assume because this cook’s error). Thankfully, once the soup had chilled overnight, the flavors seemed to blend and were perfectly balanced. The dollop of plain Greek Yogurt and toasted sunflower-seed bread definitely “made-it!” A Final Thought— This soup would make a very pretty first-course for your Sukkot, Thanksgiving, etc. celebrations. Highly recommended!!
Tess—Oldways
0
So happy you liked it and that you personalized the flavors to make it your own!

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