Gingery Sweet Potato Soup

When i did announced the event SWC:Soups, it was really hot here in Singapore. I didn't felt like having or cooking soups at all. And then i made that chilled refreshing Gazpacho Soup. Usually it rains a lot here in December and January, but as per records, this month January was the driest jan. in a decade. And it followed till almost end of feb. But, thanx god , now its finally raining, raining a lot (nowadays climate has gone so unpredectable), and we felt like having hot soups. So for yesterday dinner i made this along with Instant corn dhokla( recipe coming soon)

Something about Sweet potatoes,they are a great source of beta-carotene, essential for vision. The soup had a strong taste of ginger, and was perfect for a filling dinner in a rainy day.

Ingredients:

1 small onion,cut coarsely
2 garlic cloves,chopped
1 tbsp chopped fresh ginger
1 carrot, chopped coarsely
1 stalk of fresh lemongrass, thinly sliced crosswise
100 gms sweet potato, peeled and cut into big chunks
2 cups vegetable broth or 2 vegetable stock cubes.
Salt to taste
1/2 tablespoon chopped cilantro

Method:

In a pressure cooker add onion, garlic, ginger, carrot ,lemon grass and sweet potato. Cover and and cook for a whsitle, till the potatoes are tender.
Transfer the sweet potato to a blender. Puree the sweet potato soup.
Return the soup to the saucepan.Add stock cubes and season with salt and pepper and bring to a boil.
Pour the soup into a bowl, top with the cilantro and serve.

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Sending this to SWC:Soups, (started by LG ) Hosted at my blog.

Posted by Neha

Labels: potato, soup