Carrot, sweet potato and coconut soup

Serves:

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 teaspoons curry powder
• 1 litre chicken stock
• 500ml water
• 5 medium carrots, peeled and chopped into chunks
• 1 medium sweet potato, peeled and chopped into chunks
• 250ml coconut milk

Method

Heat oil in a heavy-based pan, sauté onion until soft. 

Add curry powder, sauté 1 minute.

Add chicken stock, water, carrot chunks and sweet potato chunks.

Simmer on a low heat until vegetables are soft.

Add coconut milk and puree mixture with a stick blender or in a food processor.

Reheat gently.

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Serving Suggestions

Note

• Serve with a cob of crusty bread and butter.
• Pumpkin works equally well if you're out of sweet potato. 
• This recipe was created by Alana House for Kidspot, New Zealand's best recipe finder. You can follow Alana at Housegoeshome and on Twitter.