make curry. check.

I crossed another thing off my "52 by 53" list this week.  Make Curry.  Check.   I composed the list not long after returning from Turkey where I at some of the best food of my life.   Including great curry.   I realize that this soup merely uses curry powder and some might not think it counts as "making" curry.   Since I am the boss of the list, my vote is the only one that counts.  Plus this soup has BIG flavor.  Big enough that tomorrow when I am eating it for lunch at my desk, I will be transported back to Istanbul and the rooftop restaurant where we sat and watched the lights of the boats as they made their way through the Bosphorus. 


Curried Cauliflower Cream Soup
extra virgin olive oil
1 medium to large onion, chopped
5 large garlic cloves, chopped
3 Tablespoons curry powder
1 large head cauliflower, washed, cored, chunked
3 medium yukon gold potatoes washed, peeled, cubed
32 ounces chicken or vegetable broth
water
salt
lemon wedges
plain whole milk yogurt

Saute onion and garlic in olive oil for 3-5 minutes along with curry powder, do not brown, just let the curry aroma "bloom".  Add cauliflower, potatoes, broth, and enough water to cover vegetables.  Bring to a boil then partially cover the pot and cook for 15 minutes.  Vegetables should be fork tender.  Cool for 15 minutes then blend with immersion blender or blend in small batches in regular blender.  Add salt and pepper to taste.  Put a generous dollop of yogurt and a squeeze of lemon on each bowl as you serve it.  YUM. 

P.S.  This recipe is from a great cookbook that would make a nice Christmas present for anyone you know who loves to cook. 

Comments

[Annie]

Wow, that sounds so good. We like to use sambar in our soups. It's a type of curry. I think it says Curry Masala on the box. You can get it at your local Indian Grocery Store. So yummy...

[Leslie J. Moran]

Oh my that is a wonderful wintry soup! Shall try it soon. Like you I am heavily into soups these days. Nothing like it, and so easy to use up the "fridg" contents!

[Pamela.]

Having just gotten back from Istanbul myself, I am so going to make this soup. But I didn't have any like it while there -- I had bowls of glorious red lentil soup which I am trying to duplicate.

[jacki long]

You did it again Carol! You make something foreign to me so appealing and doable. I so look forward to your daily post and surprises! Thank you!