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I had quite a lot of apples recently and after making various puddings I looked in my cookery books and found a recipe for curried carrot and apple soup in the Kitchen Doctor Low-Cholesterol Cooking for Health.
I adapted the recipe to make enough for two rather than four. Here is the recipe as detailed in the book, click on the image to enlarge:
It’s really easy to make – first heat the oil and gently fry the curry powder for 2-3 minutes. Then add the carrots, onion and apple, stir and cover the pan, cooking over a low heat for about 15 minutes until they soften. I added the stock and brought it to the boil.
Then I blitzed it with a hand-held blender, seasoned it with salt and coarse ground black pepper. If you like add a swirl of yoghurt (I didn’t this time) and serve.
The curry and the apple tone down the sweetness of the carrots – delicious.
The book contains over 50 low-cholesterol and low-fat recipes, with sections on soups and starters, meat, poultry and fish main courses, plus pasta, pulses and vegetable dishes and desserts, cakes and bakes.
It made carrot soup almost likeable. I did eat it though. :-0
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I actually prefer carrot and coriander soup, but I know you’re not keen!
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Sounds great. Thanks.
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This sounds so good. We love curry, carrots, and apples, so I’m sure we’d like this combination. I like the sound of the sweet/savory combination. This is so easy and so healthful.
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That sounds terrific. Perfect for late winter.
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Sounds nice – I’ll tuck it away to try in the winter.
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Perfect! My husband isn’t a fan of soup but he’s away next week so I’m putting carrots on the grocery list and will suit myself!
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I love soup and this looks and sounds wonderful. It is definitely something I will be trying before the winter is over. Thanks for sharing it.
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