Carrot & Potato Soup recipe by Ruhana Ebrahim

Ingredients

• 1 onion (sliced)
• 30g butter
• 1 teaspoon ground garlic paste
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger paste
• ½ teaspoon dhana jeeroo powder
• ½ teaspoon chilli powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon white pepper
• 3 large carrots (peeled & chopped)
• 1 liter water
• 2 teaspoon store bought chicken stock powder (optional)
• 1 large baked potato
• 2 cups milk
• 1. Saute onion in butter till softened.
• 2. Add garlic and ginger, mix in for few seconds.
• 3. Add carrots with spices. Mix in.
• 4. Add water and chicken stock and simmer till carrots have softened.
• 5. Bake potato till tender (I use a microwave).
• 6. Add chopped potato to pot (with peel) and milk and blend together with a stick blender/ blender.
• 7. Check salt & pepper.
• 8. Simmer until soup thickens to desired consistency.