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Sweet Potato, Ginger and Coconut Soup

This is comforting & lightly spiced and its beautiful, mellow blend of warmth and creaminess is irresistible.

Barely tweaked from a recipe by James Ramsden.

Ingredients

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  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 onion, peeled and chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 tablespoons mild curry powder
  • 2 tablespoons grated, fresh ginger
  • 2 baked sweet potatoes
  • 400ml (14 floz) coconut milk
  • 800ml (1 pint 8 floz) chicken or vegetable stock

To serve -

  • plain yogurt
  • a small bunch of coriander (cilantro), chopped

Instructions

  1. Heat the oil in a large pan and add the onion and garlic. Season with salt and pepper and cook gently for 5-7 minutes, stirring regularly.
  2. Add the curry powder and ginger and stir for 30 seconds, before scooping in the soft sweet potato flesh (discarding the papery skin), the coconut milk and the stock.
  3. Bring up to the boil, breaking up the potato with a spoon as you do, and simmer gently for 5 minutes.
  4. Now blend until smooth.
  5. Garnish with a blob of plain yoghurt and a sprinkling of coriander before serving.

Keywords: soup, velvety, cosy