Female Nomad's Curried Carrot Soup


This recipe comes from rita golden gelman's (aka the female nomad) book female nomad and friends" -- all about traveling the world and connecting through food. This dish is adapted from adrienne jury in new zealand and supposedly was fave soup of the king gustav of sweden. I'm making it for a big rz-food network uk dinner party to celebrate the book. Can't wait to see how it turns out!"!

Steps


Saute the onion in the butter for 5 minutes.
Add the carrot slices , curry powder , powder chicken stock and 3 cups of water.
Simmer until the carrots are soft , 30-35 minutes.
As soup is cooking , add the remaining 3 cups of water in half cup increments.
Add salt and pepper , and adjust for taste.
To blend , put half the soup in a blender or food processor.
Blend at medium speed for a few seconds.
Add the rest of the soup and the applesauce.
Blend until smooth.
Serve with fresh dill , mint , and sour cream sprinkled on top.

Ingredients


onions, salted butter, carrots, curry powder, instant chicken bouillon granules, water, salt, fresh ground black pepper, applesauce, fresh dill, of fresh mint, low-fat sour cream