Two of my good friends just married and I made this soup for them and for some of our friends who gathered to celebrate their marriage.
The soup was very well received and my friends urged me to post the recipe here. So, here goes.
Here is the recipe of the soup as I prepared it in my kitchen. The recipe is from one of my all-time favorite cookbooks, Madhur Jaffrey’s Indian Cooking. The book is available on Amazon here.
Green Pea Soup Indian Style
September 30, 2022
Ingredients
- 1-2 medium potatoes (peeled and diced)
- 1 medium yellow onion (coarsely-chopped)
- 5 C. vegetable broth
- 3/4 inch cube of fresh ginger
- 1/2 t. ground coriander seeds
- 2 t. ground cumin seeds
- 5 T. chopped fresh cilantro
- 1/2 fresh jalapeno pepper (seeded)
- 10-16 oz. bag of frozen peas (I used the larger quantity)
- 3/4 t. salt
- 1 T. lemon juice
- 1/2 t. ground roasted cumin seeds (optional)
- 2/3 C. heavy cream (or to taste)
Directions
- Step 1 Combine potato, onion, vegetable broth, ginger, ground coriander and ground cumin in a soup pot and bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer for 30 minutes. Remove the ginger cube and discard.
- Step 2 Add fresh cilantro, jalapeno, peas, salt, lemon juice and roasted cumin (if using). Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer. Cook for a few minutes. You want the peas to be tender. Remove soup from heat and let it cool down for a few minutes.
- Step 3 Blend soup in your blender until it is smooth. Because you are blending a warm soup, blend in small batches. Pour blended soup back into your soup pot and stir in cream.
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