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Spicy Carrot Soup

Published on April 28, 2019 by Elizabeth Atia 17 Comments

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This delicious and warming spicy carrot soup contains seven different store-cupboard spices, as well as fresh ginger and garlic. It freezes and reheats well too, so you can batch cook it if you've got a glut of carrots. #carrotsoup #soup #elizabethskitchendiary

This delicious and warming spicy carrot soup contains seven different store-cupboard spices, as well as fresh ginger and garlic. It freezes and reheats well too, so you can batch cook it if you’ve got a glut of carrots. Finish off with a swirl of chilli-infused olive oil for an extra kick! 

This delicious and warming spicy carrot soup contains seven different store-cupboard spices, as well as fresh ginger and garlic. It freezes and reheats well too, so you can batch cook it if you've got a glut of carrots. #carrotsoup #soup #elizabethskitchendiary

Table of Contents

  • Spicy Carrot Soup
  • Ingredients needed for this easy soup recipe
  • How to make this carrot soup recipe – step by step instructions
  • Spicy Carrot Soup – Recipe Video
  • Tips for making this easy soup recipe
  • How many Weight Watchers Points are in this low-calorie soup?
  • Spicy Carrot Soup Recipe
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    • Instructions 
    • Environmental Information

Spicy Carrot Soup

This is one of our family favourite soup recipes – the recipe I turn to time and time again when, for some reason, I end up with too many carrots in the fridge.

It’s a remarkably easy recipe to make, and its delicious warming spiciness is the perfect belly warmer; perfect when you’ve been out hiking the clifftops with the family and you’re looking for something to warm you from the inside out for lunch.

Ingredients for carrot soup photo

Ingredients needed for this easy soup recipe

  • 2 tbsp good quality olive oil
  • 2 tsp black mustard seeds
  • 1 tbsp dried curry leaves
  • 450 grams of peeled, coarsely chopped carrots
  • 1 brown onion, coarsely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1/2 inch fresh ginger root, chopped
  • 1 handful of fresh coriander leaves
  • 1 tbsp mild curry powder
  • 10 cardamom pods, seeds only
  • 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 small dried chilli
  • 1 litre chicken stock
  • 1/8 tsp ground turmeric
  • 100 ml plain natural yoghurt

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How to make this carrot soup recipe – step by step instructions

  1. Place the olive oil, black mustard seeds and curry leaves in a soup pot and heat over medium-high heat until the seeds begin to pop.
  2. Add the carrots, onion, garlic, ginger, curry powder, dried chilli, cardamom seeds, cumin seeds and fresh coriander leaves. Stir to coat well.
  3. Pop the lid on the soup pot, reduce the heat to low and leave for 15 minutes for the vegetables to soften.
  4. Add the chicken stock and turmeric and bring the soup to a boil. Reduce heat and cook for 20 minutes.
  5. Allow the soup to cool slightly and puree with a hand blender.
  6. Stir in the natural yoghurt and season to taste.

Spicy Carrot Soup – Recipe Video

This delicious and warming spicy carrot soup contains seven different store-cupboard spices, as well as fresh ginger and garlic. It freezes and reheats well too, so you can batch cook it if you’ve got a glut of carrots.

This delicious and warming spicy carrot soup contains seven different store-cupboard spices, as well as fresh ginger and garlic. It freezes and reheats well too, so you can batch cook it if you've got a glut of carrots. #carrotsoup #soup #elizabethskitchendiary

Tips for making this easy soup recipe

  • measure everything out in advance – it makes things a lot easier
  • peel the carrots before you weigh them as you can lose a lot of weight with the peel
  • use the ginger and chilli sparingly if you don’t want too spicy of a soup
  • if the soup is too hot, stir in another spoonful (or two) of plain, natural yoghurt to cool it down
  • if the soup isn’t hot enough, garnish with a swirl of chilli-infused olive oil for an extra kick!
  • freeze before adding the yoghurt – simply defrost heat and add the yoghurt before serving.
  • this soup reheats very well – perfect for taking out on hill walks in a thermos flask or reheating over a camping stove.
  • make it vegetarian by using vegetable stock instead of chicken. 
  • use coconut or soy yoghurt and vegetable stock to make it vegan.

This delicious and warming spicy carrot soup contains seven different store-cupboard spices, as well as fresh ginger and garlic. It freezes and reheats well too, so you can batch cook it if you've got a glut of carrots. #carrotsoup #soup #elizabethskitchendiary

How many Weight Watchers Points are in this low-calorie soup?

There are 6 Smart Points per serving of this recipe.

This delicious and warming spicy carrot soup contains seven different store-cupboard spices, as well as fresh ginger and garlic. It freezes and reheats well too, so you can batch cook it if you've got a glut of carrots. #carrotsoup #soup #elizabethskitchendiary

Spicy Carrot Soup Recipe

This delicious and warming spicy carrot soup contains seven different store-cupboard spices, as well as fresh ginger and garlic. It freezes and reheats well too, so you can batch cook it if you’ve got a glut of carrots.
5 from 4 votes
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Course: Soup
Cuisine: Indian
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 168kcal
Author: Elizabeth

Ingredients

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  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tsp black mustard seeds
  • 1 tbsp dried curry leaves
  • 1 brown onion coarsely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves chopped
  • 450 grams carrots peeled and chopped weight
  • 0.5 inch fresh ginger root peeled and chopped
  • 1 tbsp mild curry powder
  • 1 small dried red chilli crumbled
  • 1/2 tsp whole cumin seeds
  • 10 cardamom pods seeds only
  • 1 handful fresh coriander leaves
  • 1 litre chicken stock
  • 1/8 tsp ground turmeric
  • sea salt to taste
  • freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 100 ml plain natural yoghurt or more, to taste
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Instructions 

  • Place the olive oil, black mustard seeds and curry leaves in a soup pot and heat over medium-high heat until the seeds begin to pop.
  • Add the carrots, onion, garlic, ginger, curry powder, dried chilli, cardamom seeds, cumin seeds and fresh coriander leaves. Stir to coat well.
  • Pop the lid on the soup pot, reduce the heat to low and leave for 15 minutes for the vegetables to soften.
  • Add the chicken stock and turmeric and bring the soup to a boil. Reduce heat and cook for 20 minutes.
  • Allow the soup to cool slightly and puree with a hand blender.
  • Stir in the natural yoghurt and season to taste.

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Notes

This recipe has been adapted from the carrot soup with seven spices recipe found in Paul Gaylor's Great Homemade Soups: A Cook's Collection (2013).

Nutrition

Calories: 168kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 94mg | Potassium: 519mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 19180IU | Vitamin C: 158.2mg | Calcium: 136mg | Iron: 1.8mg

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Comments

  1. Hayley Warren says

    May 1, 2019 at 11:46 pm

    What a lovely sounding recipe, this sounds like it would go down a treat in the winter

    Reply
  2. Kristina says

    May 1, 2019 at 7:57 am

    I adore carrot soup and had a few this past winter! Definitely a staple and so healthy!

    Reply
  3. Tanya Brannan says

    April 30, 2019 at 11:20 pm

    Wow! I love carrot soup and this one sound absolutely divine. I love the different store cupboard spices and I think I own them all already. My only query….. what is a brown onion in the UK??

    Reply
  4. Kate Staves says

    April 30, 2019 at 3:50 pm

    This looks delicious will give it a try one day

    Reply
  5. Rhian westbury says

    April 29, 2019 at 6:02 pm

    I swear whenever I make soup they never look as good or nice as yours does. Spicy carrot sounds like such a good combination x

    Reply
  6. Fatima says

    April 29, 2019 at 12:56 pm

    The carrot soup is beautifully presented! I love the sound of it being spicy… would love to try it!

    Reply
  7. Laura Dove says

    April 28, 2019 at 10:39 pm

    Ooh this looks like such a delicious recipe! I love carrot soup but love the idea of a little added spice. I’m going to give this a go this week!

    Reply
  8. Samantha says

    April 28, 2019 at 8:37 pm

    This looks delicious! I love batch cooking soup and freezing portions for later, so convenient for easy lunches x

    Reply
  9. Olivia Jade says

    April 28, 2019 at 4:59 pm

    50 minutes to make this beauty? Sounds like a done deal to me. I love soup so much and I am always wondering how to make my own, turns out it is easier than I thought. I always thought you needed a blender to make it, I was wrong!

    Reply
  10. sue | the view from great island says

    April 28, 2019 at 4:15 pm

    Beautiful soup! I love how you’ve garnished it. I can get everything here in the States except those curry leaves, I never see those at my grocery store, any suggestions for a substitution?

    Reply
    • Elizabeth says

      April 28, 2019 at 6:21 pm

      You might be able to find them in the Indian spice section of your supermarket. They’re becoming more popular these days.

      Reply
  11. Jacqueline Debono says

    April 28, 2019 at 4:08 pm

    5 stars
    I love making homemade carrot soup and this recipe looks fantastic! Love all the spices in there! So flavourful!

    Reply
  12. Beth Pierce says

    April 28, 2019 at 3:37 pm

    What a savory and delicious looking soup! Will make the perfect side with dinner tonight!

    Reply
  13. Hayley Warren says

    April 28, 2019 at 3:03 pm

    This sounds so tasty, I’m going to have to save the recipe and give it a go!

    Reply
  14. Nicolas Hortense says

    April 28, 2019 at 2:24 pm

    Yum!! This looks perfect! I love how you currified this soup! Yum! (:

    Reply
  15. Robin G says

    April 28, 2019 at 2:08 pm

    5 stars
    Yummy, such a fantastic flavor combo in this soup!

    Reply
  16. Sarah | Boo Roo and Tigger Too says

    April 28, 2019 at 1:06 pm

    This sounds like a really warming soup, perfect on stormy days like today

    Reply

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