Spicy and Creamy Potato Chowder
By: Sonal Gupta
Published: Saturday, October 26, 2013 - 12:43am

Ingredients




Oil or Butter : 1 tbsp
Onions : 1/4 cup finely chopped
Carrots : 1/4 cup finely chopped
Celery : 1/4 cup finely chopped
Garlic : 1 tsp minced
Potatoes : 2 medium finely chopped
Water or vegetable broth/stock : 4 cups
Refined flour : 1/4 cup
Milk skim : 1/2 cup
Heavy cream optional : 1/4 cup
Cheddar cheese : 2 tbsp optional
Parsley : to garnish
Salt and pepper to taste
Red pepper powder : 1/8 tsp, optional
Cumin powder : 1/2 tsp, optional
Turmeric : 1/8 tsp for golden appearance of the soup, optional

Preparation

1 Heat oil or butter in pot. 2 Add onions, garlic, carrots and celery to the pot and sauté for 3–4 minutes till soft. 3 Add potatoes and spices to it. Add 4 cups water and bring it to boil. 4 Mix 1/4 cup refined flour to 1/2 cup milk and mix well so that there are no lumps. Add this flour and milk mixture to potatoes. Stir well. 5 Lower the flame and simmer for 10 minutes till potatoes are soft. 6 Cool the potatoes thick soup and then blend in blender either coarse or fine. 7 Pour it back to the pot and add cream and cheese if you plan to. Adjust salt and pepper. If the soup looks thick, add more broth or water as desired. 8 Warm it up. Ladle in soup bowls and top with cheese and parsley. Dig in or scoop with French baguette.

About

A delicious soup to warm up your hearts on cold afternoons :).