Curried Root Vegetable Soup
This week I thought it was time I updated my Curried Root Vegetable Soup which I posted back in my blog’s infancy after a fridge clear out. So along with some new pictures I also made a few tweaks to the recipe as I decided it needed to be a bit sweeter.
Hence I upped the amount of garlic and opted for Korma curry powder in place of the madras, which has a lovely sweet note to it and compliments the existing turmeric, cumin, coriander and garam masala beautifully.
The resulting soup (I should probably have called it potage) is thick, mildly spiced, sweet and delicious.
When I gave my hubby a teaspoon to taste such was his enthusiasm that he asked if we were having it for lunch and wanted to know how long it would be as he couldn’t wait to have a bowl full!
So what do you need to watch out for when making Curried Root Vegetable Soup?
Having made this a couple of times to get it just right the first important thing to get right is cooking the vegetables thoroughly.
Swede take longer to cook than the rest of the vegetables so it’s a good idea to cut them smaller so that they cook in the same amount of time. Under-cooked swede tastes very bitter so check it’s cooked by crushing a piece with a wooden spoon on the side of the pan. If it doesn’t break easily you need to carry on cooking.
Could you make this soup with leftover cooked root vegetables?
Yes! Plus I think it would be worth cooking extra vegetables with your Sunday roast just to make this soup. Or how about using your Christmas dinner leftovers to make this Curried Root Vegetable Soup on Boxing Day?
You would just scale back the simmering time to a few minutes with the stock in order for the vegetables to heat through and then blend.
Is it important to use good quality spices and stock?
A big fat yes. My Curried Root Vegetable Soup is only as good as the quality of ingredients that are put in it so please use the best quality spices and stock available.
Is Curried Root Vegetable Soup suitable for vegans?
I have included alternative vegan ingredients ie rapeseed oil in place of butter and vegetable stock in place of chicken stock. But if you’re not a vegan the butter does add a lovely creaminess to the soup and the chicken stock marries very well with the korma spices.
More Curried Soup Recipes
I do hope you try my Curried Root Vegetable Soup which is perfect for autumn and winter as it’s super warming and comforting! For more curried soups you might like to check out the following:
- Curried Parsnip & Coriander Soup
- Quick Curried Cauliflower Soup
- Curried Pumpkin Soup
- Jerusalem Artichoke & Celeriac Soup with Coconut & Chilli
- Spiced Parsnip Spinach Soup with Apple & Turmeric
- Root Veg & Lentil Thai Coconut Soup
- Creamy Vegetable Curry Soup
- Healthy Malaysian Laksa Soup with Grilled Prawns & Tenderstem
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Curried Root Vegetable Soup
Ingredients
- 2 Onions
- 4 Garlic cloves crushed
- 50 g Unsalted butter (or 4 tbsp rapeseed oil if vegan) unsalted
- 300 g Swede (rutabaga)
- 300 g Parsnips
- 300 g Carrots
- 200 g Potatoes
- 1 tbsp Ginger root grated
- 1 tbsp Korma curry powder
- 1 tsp Turmeric
- 1 tsp Cumin
- ½ tsp Coriander
- ½ tsp Garam Masala
- 1200 ml Chicken or vegetable stock
- Freshly ground pepper
- Freshly ground salt
Instructions
- Peel and dice the vegetables (cut swede smaller as takes longer to cook), keeping the onion separate.
- Melt the butter in a large pan and on a gentle heat gently sweat the onion, garlic and ginger under a lid for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Next turn the heat up a little and stir in the spices and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add the vegetables and cook for a few minutes whilst stirring to coat in the spices.
- Add the stock, salt and pepper.
- Bring to the boil and simmer with the lid on for about 25 - 30 minutes or until the vegetables are tender (push a piece of swede against the edge of the pan with a wooden spoon and if it breaks in half easily you're good to go).
- Blend (don't over blend or soup will turn gloopy).
- Taste, and adust seasoning if necessary.
- Reheat and serve with crusty bread.
Anne Wallwin
a love a good soup on a chilly day!
Tracy Nixon
Soupa Doupa Souperb!!! LOL We all love soup in our house – I make lots but buy lots too, as many brands make soup that tastes home made!!! Soup is a great tummy warmers and makes you feel better when you aren’t feeling too good 🙂
Sarah, Maison Cupcake
It’s definitely soup season now isn’t it. Funny I never think of making my soups curried even though I make curries so often!
Camilla
I hadn’t either but just wanted to pep up a traditional soup as I was bored or having the same old flavour:-)
Maya Russell
Looks lovely. (Really must get out and do some leaf kicking with my kids – I forget the simple things in life are often the best.)
Camilla
They are and I can still fell the muscles in the tops of my legs reminding me of our exertions:-)
Beth Young
Just what I fancy after a long day at work! Yummy!
Camilla
Thank you, hope you get a chance to make it:-)
Heather Haigh
I love spicy comforting soups, this one sounds great.
Camilla
It’s totally comforting and almost creamy:-)
Louisa Foti
Lovely warming soup for these chillier days Camilla! Loving all the spices you’ve packed in there, it just has to be delish. Thanks so much for linking it up to the Four Seasons Food challenge!
Camilla
Thank you Louisa, it certainly was a treat for the taste buds:-)
Javelin Warrior
Carrots, parsnips and ginger all sound delicious together and I always seem to have these leftover in my fridge, so it’s great to have a soup that combines them all together. And I could imagine this soup would be delicious with a variety of other possible options hanging about in the fridge…
Camilla
Exactly it’s a really adaptable recipe, hope you give a try one day:-)
Lisa Williams
such an amazing winter dish I love soup and it is so good for you too 🙂 Win win !
Camilla
Thank you, hope you give it a go:-)
Sam @happyhomebird
One of my favourites is curried veg soup. I have loads of pumpkins that I grew on the allotment to use up and this is perfect to chuck in too. Sam
Camilla
Oh yes they would be good too:-)