Curry soup with beans

1 batch

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1poundsDried lima beans soaked overnight
4Whole cloves
4Whole peppercorns
1Bay leaf
½teaspoonChile powder
Salt; to taste
2Chopped onions
1cupSliced carrots
3tablespoonsButter
2tablespoonsCurry powder
½teaspoonPaprika

Directions

Cook beans in water to cover with cloves, peppercorns, bay, chile powder, salt, onions and carrots. Cook until tender, about 1½ hours.

In a small skillet, melt butter. Add curry powder and paprika, and stir for a minute to develop the flavors. Add to soup and simmer together for a few minutes before serving.

Marston writes: "This is an easy and tasty soup for fall. I've had the recipe for years, but have gradually changed it to suit my family's taste. When I'm feeling ambitious, I make my own curry powder using 1 teaspoon each of ground cumin and ground coriander, ½ teaspoon each of ground ginger and fennel seed, and 1 tablespoon of turmeric."

From Margaret Marston/Miami, OH in "The Kitchen Table: Where Herbs and Spices Make a Difference" column in "The Herb Companion." Oct./Nov.

1988, Vol. 1 (premiere issue). Pg. 40. Posted by Cathy Harned.

Submitted By CATHY HARNED On 10-24-94