Sweet Potato and Peanut Soup
Healthy Sweet Potato and Peanut Soup is naturally vegan, sweet, nutty, salty and spicy. The perfect bowl of healthy soup for a cold winter day.
Ingredients
- 1 tsp Oil
- ½ medium Onion (chopped)
- 2 cloves Garlic (chopped)
- 2 medium Sweet Potato (peeled and chopped)
- ¼ tsp Red chilli flakes (adjust per taste)
- ½ tsp Salt (adjust per taste)
- 1 Cinnamon stick
- 4 Cups Water
- 3 Tbsp Peanut Powder (*refer notes)
- 1 Tbsp Maple Syrup (optional)
- ½ Cup Coconut Milk
Instructions
- First heat a large pan with oil and add the onion and garlic. Saute until the onion turns translucent.
<br><br><img src="//revisfoodography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/spsoup-1.jpg" alt="soup" width="48%" /> <img src="//revisfoodography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/spsoup-2.jpg" alt="soup" width="48%" /> - Now add the chopped sweet potato. Give a quick toss. Add the red chilli flakes, salt and mix well. Add the cinnamon stick, water, give another quick mix. Leave the sweet potato to cook in medium flame until done. Turn off the flame and let the mixture come to room temperature.
<br><br><img src="//revisfoodography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/spsoup-3.jpg" alt="soup" width="48%" /> <img src="//revisfoodography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/spsoup-4.jpg" alt="soup" width="48%" /><br><br><img src="//revisfoodography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/spsoup-5.jpg" alt="soup" width="48%" /> <img src="//revisfoodography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/spsoup-6.jpg" alt="soup" width="48%" /> - Transfer the sweet potato mixture to a blender/mixie. Add the peanut powder, maple syrup and blend until smooth.
<br><br><img src="//revisfoodography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/spsoup-7.jpg" alt="soup" width="48%" /> <img src="//revisfoodography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/spsoup-8.jpg" alt="soup" width="48%" /> - Transfer the soup back to the pan. Add the coconut milk and mix well. Heat on medium flame until soup is warm. At this stage you can taste the soup and adjust spiciness and salt. Turn off the flame.
<br><br><img src="//revisfoodography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/spsoup-9.jpg" alt="soup" width="48%" /> <img src="//revisfoodography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/spsoup-10.jpg" alt="soup" width="48%" /> - Serve warm with a garnish of roasted peanuts.
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Notes | FAQ
- Adjust the quantity of ingredients based on the size of the sweet potato.
- Adjust the quantity of water based on the desired soup consistency. For the quantity given, you will get a medium thick soup.
- For more flavor, you can use vegetable stock instead of water.
- I used Jif peanut powder, which is basically just powdered fresh roasted peanut with No sugar or salt. You can replace it with peanut butter. Or you can powder some dry roasted peanuts in a blender and use.