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Sweet Potato Ginger Soup

posted by Deepak Chopra Aug 25, 2007 10:19 pm
Sweet Potato Ginger Soup
9 comments

Adapted from The Chopra Center Cookbook by Deepak Chopra (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)

Eating a rainbow of colors isn’t so easy in the winter, but here is a soup that is as sweet and pungent, as it is colorful. More accurately, the soup will be as colorful as the sweet potatoes that you choose, which come in an array whose colors include red, orange, purple, yellow and white. With the added benefit of only 3 grams of fat per serving, this soup is a winner for your health.

INGREDIENTS
1 teaspoon ghee or olive oil
1 pinch red chili flakes
1 cup chopped leeks or onions
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger or 1 teaspoon powdered ginger
2 tablespoons tamari or Bragg Liquid Aminos
5 cups sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 teaspoons coriander
1 teaspoon garam masala
6 cups vegetable stock
¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro

Heat the oil in a soup pot over medium-high heat. Add the red chili flakes, leeks, ginger, and aminos. Saute for two or three minutes. Add the sweet potatoes and sauté until they are well coated and begin to brown slightly. Add the coriander and garam masala. Saute another two minutes, stirring frequently.

Add the vegetable stock to cover the sweet potatoes and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer until the sweet potatoes are tender. Blend with a hand blender or food processor into a smooth consistency, adding more stock as necessary. Reheat before serving and garnish with the chopped cilantro.

Serves 4.

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  • Feb 21, 2008 11:43 AM

Russ, I can't cook right now, but I think one can use the onions if one puts them in the hot oil before anything else. In other recipes, this takes out the most bitter of onion flavors. Gonna try it myself soon!

Tia P.
  • Tia P. says
  • Feb 8, 2008 1:23 PM

Reina, if you make this soup with white potatoes & leave out the spices, you basically have vichyssoise (potato leek soup) - a classic & wonderful soup to be sure, but not at all what this soup should be. You would also be sacrificing most of the nutrition.

Also, cilantro is coriander leaves, find it where produce is sold, and garam masala is a blend of spices common to Indian cooking. Every cook has their own blend. Here is one: Coriander, Cardamom, Cinnamon, Cloves, Bay Leaf, Nutmeg, Ginger, Pepper, Cumin. If you don't want to make your own, it is available at Indian markets & online through many spice vendors. Just search for "spices".

Juan Cruz

Tried it, loved it. Very delicious and good for cold days.
Juan Cruz

Reina Folkers

Can I make this soup also with normal potatos, Reina Folkers, Milan

Reina Folkers

What is cilantro and garam masala and where can I buy it? Reina Folkers, Milan

Angela Molinini

Ironically, I have baked sweet potatoes left over so I'm going to add these ingredients, minus the vegetable stock, to make a sweet mashed potatoes!

Angela
www.figtreewellness.com

Russ Rhode

Excellent soup, but made better by ignoring the onions. The good flavors are then allowed to breathe freely.

Wanda Sweeney

This soup does sound delicious. I could even picture making the soup a little sweeter for a healthy dessert.

InaRae U.

Looks great. Trying it tonight!

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