Carrots and Coriander Soup

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Carrot and Coriander Soup, a light soup flavoured with onion, garlic, bay leaf and coriander that are sautéed in butter to release their fragrance. On a rainy day relish this soup piping hot with corn pakodas or onion pakodas.

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Carrots and Coriander Soup recipe - How to make Carrots and Coriander Soup

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Preparation Time: 10 mins Cooking Time: 15 mins Total Time: 25 mins 4Makes 4 servings
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Ingredients

650 gms. carrot
1 medium sized onion
6 to 8 garlic (lehsun) cloves
1 cup coriander (dhania)
2 tbsp butter
2 bayleaves (tejpatta)
1 tsp peppercorns (kalimirch)
1/2 tsp white pepper powder
1200 ml. water
salt to taste

Method

Wash, peel and roughly chop the carrots. Peel and chop onion and garlic. Wash and finely chop fresh coriander leaves and reserve the stems.
Heat butter in a deep pan, add bay leaves, peppercorns, onions and garlic and saute for two minutes.
Add carrots, coriander stems and water and let it boil till the carrots are completely cooked.
Remove the carrots from the stock and blend in a mixer to make a fine puree.
Boil the stock for sometime, till it reduces slightly, then strain it.
In a deep pan combine the carrot puree and the strained stock, mix well bring to a boil again.
Add white pepper powder dissolved in a little water and salt.
Add the chopped coriander and serve immediately.