Indian Peanut Soup Recipes

SPICY PEANUT SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook carrots and onion in oil over medium heat for 2 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Stir in sweet potato; cook 2 minutes longer. Stir in peanut butter and curry paste until blended. Add the broth, tomatoes, bay leaf, thyme and pepper., Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until sweet potatoes and carrots are tender. (Soup will appear curdled.) Discard bay leaf and thyme sprig. Stir soup until blended., Sprinkle with peanuts.

PEANUT SOUP

Steps:

• In a heavy soup pot melt the butter. Add the onion, garlic, flour and peanut butter. Stir until very smooth. Beat in the stock and season well with salt and pepper. Simmer over low heat until thick, about 20 minutes. Stir in the cream and heat through. Serve warm with ground peanuts.

INDIAN PEANUT STEW

Steps:

• Place rice and water in a large saucepan and bring to a boil. Cover, and reduce heat to low. Simmer until rice is tender and water has absorbed, about 30 minutes.
• Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Add onion, and cook until soft and golden, stirring frequently. Add garlic and ginger, and cook until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, and season with cayenne pepper. Increase heat to medium, and bring to a gentle simmer. Stir in peanut butter and heat through. The mixture will thicken. Serve over rice.

WEST AFRICAN PEANUT SOUP

Steps:

• Saute the onions in oil until just translucent.
• Stir in the cayenne and ginger.
• Add the carrots and saute a couple more minutes.
• Mix in the potatoes and stock.
• Bring the soup to a boil and then simmer for about 15 minutes until the vegetables are tender.
• In a blender or food processor, puree the vegetables with the cooking liquid and the tomato juice.
• Return the puree to the soup pot. Stir in the peanut butter until smooth.
• Taste the soup. Its sweetness will depend on the sweetness of the carrots and sweet potatoes. If it is not naturally sweet, add just a little sugar to enhance the other flavors.
• Reheat the soup gently, using a heat diffuser if needed to prevent scorching.
• Add more water, stock, or tomato juice for a thinner soup.
• Serve topped with plenty of chopped scallions or chives.

INDIAN PEANUT SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil on medium. Saute carrots, onions & garlic for about 8 minutes Add tomatoes,broth & seasonings Cook 10 min low & covered Puree beans & peanut butter Add to pot. Cook low for 10 minutes Turn off heat & add cream Top with sour cream , peanuts & mint

NIGERIAN PEANUT SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the broth to a bare simmer and, in a small bowl, stir together the peanuts and ½ cup of the broth until the mixture forms a paste.
• Stir paste into the simmering broth, add chili peppers, bell pepper and onion, and bring to a boil.
• Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 15-20 minutes, or until the soup thickens to desired consistency, and season to taste.