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Spicy Parsnip & Coriander Soup

Author: Mambojax
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Ingredients serve 6 - 8

•  1 Kg parsnips peeled and roughly chopped
•  1 large onion sliced
•  2 medium carrots roughly chopped
•  20 g butter
•  1 bay leaf
•  2 tblspns ground coriander
•  2 tblspns madras curry powder
•  1 tblspns ground cumin
•  250 g plain flour
•  2 pints hot water/ vegetable stock (optional)
•  Salt and freshly ground black pepper
•  2 tblespns of freshly chopped coriander
•  500 ml natural yoghurt

Method

1.  Melt butter in large pan, add parsnips, onion and carrot. Sweat for 2-3 min.

2.  Add ground spices and bay leaf, sweat for 2-3 min more.

3.  Remove pan from heat and stir in flour, make paste with little amount of the water, return to slow heat and gradually stir in remainder of water.

4.  Bring to the boil slowly and simmer for 15 min. Puree and pass through a sieve.

5.  Add chopped coriander and yoghurt, season to taste.

6.  N.B. If soup is too thin boil rapidly, if too thick add more water.

7.  Garnish; Deep fried parsnip straws