Curried Potato And Spinach Soup With Onion Salsa And Minted Yogurt Recipes

CURRIED POTATO AND SPINACH SOUP WITH ONION SALSA AND MINTED YOGURT

Steps:

• For mustard-onion salsa:
• Combine first 5 ingredients in heavy medium saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat until onions begin to soften, stirring frequently, about 4 minutes. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook until onions are very soft, stirring occasionally, about 40 minutes. Add lemon juice and lemon peel; cook uncovered until most liquid is evaporated, stirring often, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Rewarm before serving.
• For curry oil:
• Cook oil and curry powder in heavy small skillet over medium-high heat until curry powder darkens slightly, about 1 minute. Transfer to small pitcher. Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour before serving.
• For minted yogurt:
• Mix yogurt, green onions, and chopped mint in medium bowl. Cover and chill. Can be made 6 hours ahead. Keep chilled.
• For soup:
• Heat oil in heavy large pot over high heat. Add next 5 ingredients. Cook until onion and cauliflower begin to brown, stirring often, about 5 minutes. Add potatoes; stir 2 minutes. Add turmeric and stir 1 minute. Add broth and bay leaves. Bring to boil, reduce heat to medium, and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Add spinach and stir until wilted, about 1 minute. Add tofu; heat until warmed through, about 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper. Discard bay leaves.
• Divide soup among 6 bowls; sprinkle with chopped parsley. Serve salsa, curry oil, and minted yogurt alongside.
• *Nigella seeds are pungent and peppery, from a flowering plant of the same name. Also called kalonji or black onion seeds. Available at indianfoodsco.com.

CURRIED SPINACH SOUP (PALAK SHORVA)

Steps:

• Heat the stock over low heat.
• In a separate soup pot, heat the oil and add onions, 1/2 tsp salt, and a few pinches of pepper.
• Saute the onions over medium heat until tender, about 7-8 minutes.
• Add garlic and spices to onions, saute 2 minutes.
• Add rice to onion mixture, and 3 cups of warm stock; cover and cook over medium heat for about 20 minutes, until rice is tender.
• Add spinach, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 2 cups of stock, and cook uncovered until spinach is wilted and soft.
• Puree the soup in a blender or food processor and return it to the pot over low heat.
• Add coconut milk, and stock if necessary to reach your desired consistency.
• Add lemon juice and season to taste with salt and pepper. Cook 20 more minutes.
• Toast the coconut in a dry saute pan over medium-low heat until it begins to turn golden, about 2 minutes.
• Garnish each serving with a sprinkle of toasted coconut.

EASY POTATO AND SPINACH CURRY

Steps:

• Steam or boil the potatoes in salted water until very tender.
• Drain and set aside.
• In a large dutch oven put the oil, mustard seeds, and cumin seeds.
• Heat over high heat until the mustard seeds have popped for a few seconds.
• Quickly stir in the garlic.
• Reduce heat to medium.
• Add the spinach (fresh or frozen) and stir-fry until tender, adding a couple Tablespoons of water if needed.
• If the spinach is still half frozen, that doesn't matter, just add it anyway.
• Once the spinach is cooked, stir in the turmeric, cayenne, salt, curry powder and garam masala.
• When everything is well blended, add the cooked potatoes and mix until the spinach mixture is evenly distributed with the potatoes.
• Turn off heat and sprinkle with lemon juice.
• Gentle stir.
• Instead of spinach, you can also make this with watercress or fenugreek (methi) leaves.

CURRIED SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Place the potato in a saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook until tender. Drain, and set aside.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large saucepan or soup pot. Add the green onions, and cook until tender. Stir in the cooked potatoes, then gradually mix in the spinach, stirring after each addition until spinach is limp. Transfer the mixture to a food processor or blender, and puree until smooth.
• Heat the remaining olive oil in the same pan, and whisk in the flour and curry powder. Gradually whisk in broth so that no lumps form. Return the spinach mixture to the pan, stirring to blend, along with the lemon juice. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened.
• Place sour cream in a medium bowl. Ladle about 1 cup of the hot soup into the sour cream, and mix until well blended. Stir this back into the pot of soup. Heat through, but do not allow to boil. Serve immediately.

CURRIED POTATO AND SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and bay leaf; cook and stir until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add cumin, curry powder, turmeric, and coriander; cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir potatoes, chicken broth, water, canned tomatoes, and seasoning into the pot; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are mostly cooked through, about 15 minutes. Add spinach; stir well to combine. Mash some of potatoes to thicken soup. Continue cooking until potatoes are soft, about 10 minutes more.

CURRIED POTATO, SPINACH AND GARBANZO BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Transfer 1/3 cup garbanzo beans to small plate. Using fork, mash beans to paste.
• Heat oil in heavy medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion and sauté until beginning to brown, about 6 minutes. Add curry powder; stir 10 seconds. Add potatoes and stir to coat. Add broth, coconut milk, whole garbanzo beans and mashed garbanzo beans. Bring soup to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer uncovered until potatoes are tender, about 18 minutes. Add spinach; stir until spinach wilts, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.