Thai Style Coconut Cream Soup

by Tarla Dalal

Spicy Coconut Cream Soup has the wonderful flavors of lemon grass, coconut milk and soya sauce, spiced with red chilli paste.

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Thai style coconut soup is a very unique oriental soup, which will be loved by your family and friends. This soothing and aromatic soup combines coconut milk with fragrant lemongrass and pungent onions to create a tantalising outcome, while veggies like broccoli and baby corn add volume and crunch to it. Serve it at a party; and it will raise your guests’ expectations of the meal very high!

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Preparation Time: 10 mins Cooking Time: 5 mins Total Time: 15 mins 3Makes 3 servings
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Ingredients

1/4 cup chopped lemon grass (hare chai ki patti)
2 cups coconut milk
1 tsp oil
1/4 cup finely chopped onions
1/2 cup blanched baby corn roundels
1/2 cup blanched broccoli florets
salt and freshly ground black pepper (kalimirch) powder to taste
1 tbsp cornflour dissolved in 2 tbsp cold water

Method

Combine the lemongrass and 2 tbsp of water and blend in a mixer to a smooth mixture.
Strain the mixture using a sieve and keep aside.
Heat the oil in a kadhai, add the onions and sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute.
Add the baby corn and broccoli and sauté on a medium flame for 1 more minute.
Add the coconut milk, 1 cup of water, lemon grass mixture and salt and bring to boil.
Add the cornflour-water mixture, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes, while stirring continuously.
Switch off the flame, add the pepper powder and mix well.
Serve hot.