Spiced chickpea and vegetable soup



Spiced chickpea and vegetable soup from ByThePowerOfGreyskull

dairy free egg free gluten free nut free kids can help can make in advance ok to freeze vegetarian low fat
Category
Vegetarian recipes
Serves4
Prep time 15 mins
Cook time30 mins

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Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil
1 large onion (finely chopped)
2 carrots (peeled and finely chopped)
4 sticks of celery (trimmed and finely chopped)
2 medium sweet potatoes (peeled and finely chopped)
3 fat cloves garlic (finely sliced)
1 tsp each of ground cumin, ground coriander and ground cinnamon
2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes
2 x 410g tins chickpeas (drained and rinsed)

Method

1. Heat the oil in a large pan. Add the onion, carrots, celery, sweet potatoes and garlic.
2. Cover and cook gently for 10-15 minutes until the vegetables are softened, stirring now and again.
3. Stir in the spices and cook gently for a minute until it starts to smell fragrant.
4. Stir in the tomatoes and chickpeas and 2 tins of hot water from the kettle. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 15-20 minutes until the vegetables are tender. Season.
5. Whiz the soup with a hand blender in the pan until most of it is smooth but some chunks of vegetable remain. Or whiz most of it in a blender, then return to the mixture.
6. Check the seasoning before serving.

Mumsnetter Reviews

From: ByThePowerOfGreyskull on Thu 19-Nov-09 10:49:44 Overall rating: 0.0
a really delicious hearty soup to warm up winter lunchtimes. my children love helping with the preparations and blitzing it



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