Chilled Curried Carrot Soup
- 1 small onion, sliced thing
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 4 carrots (about 3/4 pound), peeled and sliced thin
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 1 tablespoon Major Grey's chutney, chopped fine
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup ice cubes
- 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice, or to taste
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh coriander
- 1 tablespoon minced peanuts
- In a saucepan cook the onion in the oil over moderately low heat, stirring, until it is softened.
- Add the carrots, the curry powder, and the chutney and cook the mixture, stirring, for 1 minute.
- Add the broth, the water, and salt and pepper to taste and simmer the mixture, covered for 15 minutes, or until the carrots are very tender.
- In a blender puree the mixture in batches with the ice cubes, the lemon juice, and salt to taste for 1 minute, or until it is smooth, transferring the soup as it is pureed to a metal bowl set in a larger bowl of ice and cold water.
- Chill the soup, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes, or until it is cold, divide it between 2 chilled bowls, and sprinkle it with the coriander and the peanuts.
onion, vegetable oil, carrots, curry powder, major, chicken broth, water, lemon juice, fresh coriander, peanuts
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/chilled-curried-carrot-soup-11877 (may not work)