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Corn Soup With Chilies and Cashews




Ingredients

Quantity
Unsalted butter or ghee
2 tbsp
Chopped cashewnuts
¼ cup
Jalapeno pepper – chopped
1 or more to taste
Coriander seeds
1 tbsp
Cumin seeds
1 tsp
Vegetable broth or chicken broth
8 cups
Corn kernels
3 ½ cups
Salt

Freshly ground pepper

Red bell pepper – seeded and chopped
1
Shredded coconut – fresh or dried
3 tbsp
Chopped cilantro
3 tbsp


Melt butter or ghee in large saucepan over medium heat. Add nuts, jalapenos, coriander and cumin. Cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant and toasted, about 3 minutes. Add broth and corn kernels; heat to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover: simmer 10 minutes.

Puree soup in blender, working in batches, until smooth. Pour soup through strainer back into pot pressing solids with back of spoon to extract as much liquid as possible. Season with salt and pepper.

Stir in bell pepper and coconut. Simmer until soup is hot, about 5 minutes. Garnish with cilantro.