Curried Carrot Soup

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 tablespoons Simply Ghee
• 1/2 large sweet onion; (chopped)
• 2 pieces ginger roots; (peeled and grated)
• 2 garlic cloves; (minced)
• 8 large carrots; (scrubbed and chopped)
• 5 cups chicken or veggie stock; (homemade or store bought)
• 1 tablespoon curry paste
• 1 1/2 tablespoons curry powder
• 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon Redmond's Real Salt
• 1/4 cup cream or half and half - (optional)
• sour cream as garnish - ( optional)
• chives as garnish - (optional)