Coconut Cream and Green Bean Winter Soup Recipe

This soup is a good strong soup ideal for cold days and a secret weapon against your diet devastation in the party season.
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Summary

Preparation Time10 MinCooking Time15 Min
Ready In25 MinDifficulty LevelVery Easy
Health IndexHealthyServings4
CuisineCourse
TasteFeel
MethodDish
Speciality, Vegetarian
Main IngredientInterest Group

Recipe Story

The best time of the year has arrived. October to December is party time and everything in our environment reflects that. Festival follows festival and the weather is getting colder and there is a party invitation or something like it almost ever night. All this leads to a not-so-little diet dilemma. Party foods dump diets into dustbins and the cold weather leads to raging appetites. This soup is the secret weapon and is better for you than you have imagined. Its easy to make, its low fat and very comforting and keeps you well in the cold weather.

Ingredients

 Carrot – 1 medium, cut into fine strips.
 Sesame oil2 Tablespoon
 Lemon grass2 Teaspoon
 Garlic – 2 cloves, crushed
 Ginger1 Teaspoon, grated
 Turmeric1 Teaspoon
 Ground coriander2 Teaspoon
 Fresh green chilies – 2, chopped
 Green shallots – 2, chopped
 Green beans – 1/2 cup, chopped
 Coconut cream – 1 can (200ml)
 Water1 (As required)
 Vegetable stock cube – 1, crumbled
 Bean sprouts – 2 cups (125 grams)
 Fresh coriander leaves – 2 tablespoon, chopped.

Directions

MAKING
1. In a large saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat.
2. Add the lemon grass, garlic and ginger and sauté for 1 minute.
3. Add the spices and sauté another minute or so, to extract the flavors.
4. Now add the carrots, chilies, shallots, beans and stir fry quickly.
5. Pour in the coconut cream and water and crumble in the stock cube. Stir to blend.
6. Bring the soup to a boil then reduce the heat to low.
7. Simmer the soup for another 5 to 8 minutes.
8. Stir in the bean sprouts and the coriander just before serving.

SERVING
9. Enjoy the soup immediately.
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