Best 16 Curried Pea Soup Recipes

CURRIED SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Place the butter into a large (4 to 6-quart) saucepan over medium-low heat. Once melted, add the onion and a generous pinch of salt and sweat for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the garlic and continue to sweat for an additional 1 to 2 minutes, making certain not to allow onions or garlic to brown.
• Add the peas, chicken broth and curry powder. Increase heat to high and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook at a simmer until the peas are tender and not holding their shape any longer, approximately 45 to 50 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed. Using care and a stick blender, puree the soup until the desired consistency. Watch out for hot splatters.

CURRIED YELLOW SPLIT PEA SOUP WITH SPICED COCONUT

Steps:

• Soup:
• Heat a large heavy pot over medium and pour in oil. Add onion and carrots, season with a five-finger pinch of salt, and cook, stirring often, until vegetables are very tender and just taking on a hint of color at the edges, about 5 minutes. Lightly crush fennel seeds with a mortar and pestle, or roughly chop them. Add fennel seeds, curry, and mustard seeds to pot and cook, stirring, until fragrant (the mustard seeds may begin to pop), less than a minute. Add split peas, stir to coat, then add stock and 4 cups water. Increase heat and bring to a boil, then simmer, stirring occasionally and adding more water if soup looks too thick, until split peas are very tender and some are starting to disintegrate, 50-55 minutes.
• Mash soup with a potato masher until split peas are in small pieces and soup is textured but creamy (if you prefer a smoother soup, use an immersion blender directly in the pot). Taste and adjust seasoning with more salt.
• Coconut and assembly:
• While the soup is simmering, lightly crush coriander, fennel, and mustard seeds.
• Heat oil in a small skillet over medium and cook coconut flakes and spices, stirring constantly, until spices are sizzling and coconut is golden brown, about 1 minute. Transfer to a plate, season with salt, and let cool (coconut will crisp as it cools).
• Serve soup topped with spiced coconut and cilantro.

CURRIED HAM & SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• In a skillet, heat butter over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir 3-4 minutes or until tender. Add garlic and curry powder; cook 1 minute longer., Transfer to a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker. Add remaining ingredients. Cook, covered, on low 7-9 hours or until peas are tender. Stir before serving. Freeze option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little water if necessary.

CURRIED PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat.
• Add 1 onion and sauté until tender, about 10 minutes.
• Add curry and stir 30 seconds.
• Add 4 cups broth and peas and bring to boil.
• Reduce heat; simmer until peas are very tender, about 15 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Puree in blender in batches.
• Thin with more broth if desired.
• Mix yogurt, cilantro and red onion in small bowl.
• Cover; chill up to 2 hours.
• Rewarm soup, stirring often.
• Serve with dollop of yogurt mixture.

CURRIED PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add 1 onion and sauté until tender, about 10 minutes. Add curry and stir 30 seconds. Add 4 cups broth and peas and bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer until peas are very tender, about 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Puree in blender in batches. Thin with more broth if desired. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill.)
• Mix yogurt, cilantro and red onion in small bowl. Cover; chill up to 2 hours.
• Rewarm soup, stirring often. Serve with dollop of yogurt mixture.

CHILLED CURRIED PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Combine the onion, curry powder and oil in a two-and-one-half-quart souffle dish or casserole with a tightly fitting lid. Cover and cook at 100 percent power in a 650- to 700-watt oven for three minutes.
• Remove and uncover. Stir in the peas and broth. Cover and cook at 100 percent power for five minutes.
• Remove and uncover. Pass through a food mill fitted with a fine blade to remove the skins. Discard the pulp, transfer the soup to a blender or food processor and puree until smooth. Return the soup to the souffle dish and refrigerate at least an hour, until chilled.
• Just before serving, stir in the yogurt and lime juice. Season with salt and pepper.

CURRIED PEA SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring the water, bouillon, garlic, curry powder, salt, pepper and mint to a boil. Stir in peas and celery. Return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 6-8 minutes or until peas and celery are tender. Cool slightly. , Place pea mixture and milk in a blender; cover and process until blended. Return to saucepan. Stir in cream; heat through (do not boil). Stir in lemon juice. Garnish with fresh mint if desired.

CURRIED BLACK-EYED PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Quick-soak black-eyed peas.
• Coarsely chop bacon and finely chop onion. Thinly slice celery crosswise.
• In a 5-quart kettle cook bacon over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 10 minutes. Add onion, celery, and spices and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened. Add peas and broth and simmer, uncovered, until peas are tender, about 20 minutes. Season soup with salt and pepper.
• In a blender purée 2 cups soup until smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids). Stir purée and coriander into soup remaining in kettle.

CROCK POT CURRIED SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• In a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker, combine split peas, pork hocks, ham, celery, onion, carrot, curry powder, marjoram, bay leaves, and pepper. Stir in the water.
• Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 9 to 11 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 hours.
• Discard bay leaves.
• Remove pork hocks.
• When pork hocks are cool enough to handle, remove meat from bones; discard bones.
• Coarsely chop meat.
• Return meat to soup.

CURRIED SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large, heavy saucepan. Add the onions, apples, garlic and ginger and saute over medium-low heat until tender but not brown. Stir in curry powder, cumin and mustard seed.
• Stir in split peas, add seven cups of the water, bring to a simmer, then cover and cook for about one hour, or a little longer, until the peas are tender. Stir in another cup or so of water that will give the soup the proper consistency.
• Puree the soup in one or more batches in a food processor. The texture can be more or less smooth, according to your taste. If necessary add additional water.
• Return the soup to the saucepan, add the lime juice and check the seasonings. Reheat and serve with a dollop of yogurt spooned into the center of each serving.

CURRIED CARROT AND SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Bring the split peas to the boil and boil steadily for 10 minutes. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer gently for 30 minutes.
• Heat the oil in a pan, add the onion, garlic, ginger and chili and fry, stirring, for 10 minutes until evenly browned.
• Stir in the curry paste, carrots and potato and fry for a further 5 minutes.
• .Add the curried vegetable mixture to the split peas. Return to the boil, cover and simmer for a further 35 minutes until the vegetables and peas are tender.
• Transfer to a blender or food processor and work until fairly smooth. Return to the pan, season with salt and pepper to taste and heat through.
• Garnish with dollops of cream and chives.

CURRIED PEA SOUP WITH FRIZZED GINGER

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion, celery, and leek and season with salt and pepper. Saute the vegetables until they are softened but not browned, about 5 minutes. Add the curry powder, stir, and cook for 2 minutes more.
• Add the stock and herb sachet to the pot. Bring to a boil over high heat, then lower the heat and let simmer until the vegetables have completely softened, 10 to 12 minutes. Add the peas and simmer for an additional 10 minutes.
• Use tongs to remove and discard the herb sachet.
• Use an immersion blender to puree the soup in the pot, or puree it in batches in a standing blender, then return the soup to the pot over medium heat. Stir in the creme fraiche, being careful not to let the soup return to a boil. (If you like, reserve a few tablespoons of the creme fraiche to drizzle over each serving.)
• Divide soup among individual bowls and serve at once, topping each serving with a drizzle of creme fraiche, if desired, and a few pieces of frizzled ginger.
• Pour the oil into a heavy-bottomed stockpot or lobster pot. Add all the other ingredients and cook, stirring, over medium-low heat until the vegetables have all softened but not colored, about 15 minutes. Pour in 6 quarts water, raise the heat to high, and bring the water to a boil, then lower the heat and let the liquid simmer for 2 hours.
• Carefully strain the stock through a fine-meshed strainer set over a large bowl or pot, pressing down on the solids with a wooden spoon to extract as much liquid and flavor as possible. Let the stock cool, then refrigerate for up to 1 week or freeze in batches to be thawed and used as needed.
• Pour oil into a small pot and heat to 265 degrees F. Shave the ginger into a fine julienne using a Japanese mandoline, vegetable slicer, or very sharp thin-bladed knife. Adds the ginger crisps to the oil, frying them until crispy, about 1 minute; use a slotted spoon to remove them to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Salt as soon as it hits the paper. These crisps can be held at room temperature for up to 2 hours.

CROCK POT CURRIED SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• 1. If you want to go through the process of sauteing The veggies and garlic in a little olive oil have at it! I have found that it doesnt add that much extra to this soup, dirties more dishes and takes up my limited time.
• 2. Turn your crock pot on high and add the ham bone and chicken stock.
• 3. Add the veggies as you cut them up then give the pot a stir.
• 4. Add seasonings to the pot and stir again.
• 5. If the liquid isnt up over the vegetables you will need to add water or more stock. I usually cook my stock down so its pretty concentrated so I just add water to cover.
• 6. Cook on high for three and a half hours or on low for seven. You can remove the bone and scrape the meat off or just give the soup a vigorous stir so the meat falls off the bones. I dont bother taking the bones out until I store the soup for the night.
• 7. Serve with a drizzle of bacon infused olive oil...YUM!

CURRIED SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Saute the onions in the olive oil at medium heat for about 5 minutes. Add garlic, ginger and spices. Saute 2 more minutes.
• Add the water and stir well. Add the split peas. Cover and bring to a boil.
• Bring heat back down to medium, let soup simmer for about an hour, until peas are tender. Grate in the carrot and serve. You can garnish with fresh cilantro if you have it on hand.

CURRIED SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Chop onion and garlic. Chop bacon (if using). Saute chopped onion, bacon, and garlic in large soup pot. Add rinsed split peas and water (or broth). Cover and simmer one hour, until peas are tender. Process soup using an immersion blender. Add chopped carrot and celery. Add tomatoes and liquid. Season with salt, pepper, and curry powder. Cover and simmer until vegetables are tender (25-30 minutes). Use immersion blender to puree the soup a bit more. Add chopped parsley, if desired.

CURRIED PEA SOUP

Steps:

• 1. In a blender or food processor whirl peas, onion, garlic, curry powder, mustard, 1/2 cup broth, salt and pepper until smooth.
• 2. In saucepan combine puree with remaining 1 1/2 cups broth and the butter.
• 3. Simmer 10 to 15 minutes to heat through and blend flavors. Makes 4 servings.