Veg
By Jamie Oliver
50 mins
Not Too Tricky
serves 4
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Ingredients
800g parsnips
1 onion
2 cloves of garlic
5cm piece of ginger
olive oil
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
garam masala
200g red split lentils
4 uncooked poppadoms
1.5 litres organic vegetable stock
4 tablespoons natural yoghurt
4 sprigs of fresh coriander
optional: chilli oil
Top Tip
You can make this soup as chunky or as smooth as you like, and if you cook it a little drier, it makes a fantastic side dish as part of a bigger curry feast.
Method
There’s something wonderfully comforting about a nice bowl of soup. I’ve served this one with some quick, funky parsnip crisps, garam masala and a swirl of yoghurt and chilli oil. Delicious.
- Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF/gas 4.
- Put 2 parsnips aside for later. Peel the onion, roughly chop with the remaining parsnips (keep the skins on) and peel and finely grate the garlic and ginger.
- Place the parsnips and onions in a large pan over a medium heat with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, then cover and cook for 20 minutes, or until dark golden, stirring occasionally.
- Add the garlic and ginger, then scatter over the cumin seeds, 1 teaspoon of garam masala and the lentils and cook for a further 5 minutes.
- Roughly snap in the uncooked poppadoms, then add the stock and simmer for 20 minutes, loosening with a splash of water, if needed.
- Meanwhile, speed-peel the reserved parsnips into ribbons until you reach the woody core (discard this bit), blanch for 30 seconds in fast boiling water, then drain and pat dry.
- Season with sea salt, then spread out in a single layer over a couple of oiled baking trays. Roast for 15 minutes, or until golden and crisp.
- Season the soup to perfection, ripple through the yoghurt and divide between warm bowls.
- Pick over the coriander leaves, sprinkle with a little garam masala, and top with the parsnip crisps. Feel free to drizzle with chilli oil for a warm glow.
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