Carrot Soup | Cream of Carrot Soup

As I've already mentioned in my posts I am not a soupy person. But I love tomato soup , sweet corn soup the best of all soups creamy and yummy now this carrot soup has topped the list too. I tried this soup for my daughter and she liked it very much, she is a fussy eater when it comes to vegetables like her mother ;) so have to sneak in carrots in the form of soups or kheer.

Cream of Carrot Soup Recipe:
Serves 2

Ingredients:

• Carrots - 2 medium sized roughly chopped
• Milk - 1/4 cup
• Water - 1/2 cup
• Onion - 1/2 medium sized finely chopped
• Garlic - 4 pearls
• Tomato - 1/2
• Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
• Garam masala powder - a pinch (optional)
• Oil - 1 tsp
• Butter - 1/2 tsp
• Cream - 2 tsp (for garnishing)
• Salt- as required

Method:

1. Heat a pan with oil, add onions, garlic and tomato saute till slightly browned and raw smell leaves.
2. Now add the carrots and add 1/2 cup water, cook until carrots turns soft. Cool down the mixture and grind it to a smooth paste.
3. Now heat the pan again with butter, transfer the mixture. After 2-3mins add milk, pepper powder, garam masala powder, required salt and bring it to a short boil. Switch off and garnish with cream
4. Serve hot or warm with garlic bread or soup sticks.

My Notes:

• You can also add half and half of cream with milk to get a richer soup
• You can also pressure cook the carrots and grind it with sauted onion, garlic tomato misture
• The carrot soup is slightly sweet with milk and the sweetness in the carrot, so add pepper powder accordingly
• Choose tender fresh carrots for the soup. The color of the soup totally depends on the carrots.

Not being a soupy person I love this soup for its slight sweetness from the carrots with a hint of hotness from the pepper yumm soup perfect for this chilly weather now in CBE.