Spiced peanut and mushroom soup

4 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
4ouncesButton mushrooms; halved
½teaspoonTurmeric
½teaspoonChilli powder
¾pintBoiling water
3ouncesDesiccated coconut
3tablespoonsSpring onions; chopped
½pintVegetable stock
2tablespoonsLemon juice
1teaspoonSoft brown sugar
12 ounces lon grain rice
2tablespoonsCrunchy USA peanut butter
1Red pepper; chopped
Salt to taste

Directions

1. Mix together the mushrooms, turmeric and chilli powder.

2. Pour the water over the coconut and leave to infuse for 20 minutes, then strain and reserve the liquid.

3. Place in a large pan the spring onions, coconut liquid, stock, lemon juice, sugar, rice, peanut butter and red pepper. Bring to the boil, then cover and simmer for 10 minutes.

4. Add the mushrooms and simmer for a further 5 minutes, until the rice is tender. Taste and salt if necessary.

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