Butternut Curry Soup

Geri by the Sea's Note:

I concocted a new soup last night, made of butternut squash,carrots, chickpeas, and other yummy ingredients enhanced with curry. It is loosely based on the Chickpea and Tahini Soup recipe in Vegetarian Soups For All Seasons, by Nava Atlas.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 35 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 6 cups water
• 3 cups chopped butternut squash
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 (20 ounce) can chickpeas
• 1 (6 ounce) can corn
• 4 carrots, chopped
• 1 parsnip, chopped
• 1 bunch scallion, chopped
• 1 cup cabbage
• 1/2 cup red wine
• 2 tablespoons garlic paste or 1 head garlic
• 2 tablespoons cumin powder
• 1 tablespoon coriander powder
• 1 teaspoon ground sage (optional)
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Directions:

1. In a large soup pot, bring the water to a boil.
2. Add the butternut squash, onion, parsnip, 3/4 of the chopped carrots, 1/2 of the chopped scallions, garlic/paste, cooking wine, cumin, corianger, sage, and black pepper.
3. Stir, return to a boil, and then simmer covered on medium heat for 30 minutes.
4. While saving the liquid, remove most of the vegetables from the pot, and puree in a blender; then return the vegetable puree and liquid to the pot.
5. Add the chickpeas, cabbage, corn, and the remaining carrots and scallions.
6. Adjust seasonings to taste (I like it with extra cumin powder!) and serve.
7. This goes well with crusty bread and a spinach salad.
8. Enjoy!
9. Suggested accompaniments: crusty bread and a spinach salad.

Reviews

[ChrisI]

I mistakenly said I used the parsnip or cabbage. I did not use either one but thought a chinese cabbage would be good, I have used them with Korean recipes and they are tastey and would be good with this recipe too. When I pan fried the chicken I put onions and garlic with it. Don't put those onions or garlic into the soup as they may have been cooked a bit long. If you put lots of onion in when you start you should have lots. It is a great soup.