Creamy Pink Beetroot Soup — The Best Warming Vegan Soup With Beets!

Creamy Pink Beetroot Soup — The Best Warming Vegan Soup With Beets!

This creamy pink beetroot soup is one of a handful of soups my mother has been making for years. I didn’t include it in my ﬁrst book, Made in India, because it didn’t feel very “Indian,” but family recipes are messy, eclectic, and wonderful things, forged over many years, that don’t often ﬁt into neat categories. When writing this Beet and Ginger Soup recipe down, I asked Mum how much ginger to add. She said, “According to the weather,” so the quantity given here is for a cold winter’s day. By all means, kick it up a notch for extra warmth.

Course Soup

Cuisine Indian

Keyword beet recipe, beetroot soup, indian soup recipe

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 45

Total Time 55

Servings

Calories 188kcal

Author Meera Sodha

Ingredients

3 tablespoons canola oil
1 medium onion chopped
¾ inch ginger peeled and grated or shredded
3 cloves garlic crushed
1 green ﬁnger or serrano chile finely chopped
1 pound raw beets scrubbed and grated
¼ pound potato peeled and grated
3 cups vegan vegetable stock or equivalent amount of vegetable bouillon and water
Salt to taste
Thick vegan yogurt plain, to serve
Nigella seeds to serve (optional)
Grilled sourdough to serve

Instructions

Heat the oil in a large saucepan and, once it’s good and hot, add the onion and fry for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add the ginger, garlic, and chile, then fry for 3 minutes, stirring all the while. Add the beet and potato, stir to coat, then pour in the stock and bring to the boil.
Turn down the heat and leave to simmer for 30 minutes.
Leave the soup to cool a little, then blend and taste—add up to ¼ teaspoon of salt if you like.
Transfer the soup into bowls and top with a spoonful of yogurt and a sprinkling of nigella seeds. Serve hot with the grilled sourdough.

Notes

This soup goes well with a chunk of grilled sourdough bread and thick tart yogurt seasoned with a pinch of salt.
See tip for how to shred beets quickly, easily, and with no mess using a food processor in the article!

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