Slow Cooker Carrot & Cumin Soup

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recipe by Octopus Publishing https://octopusbooks.co.uk/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    8hrs 50mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    4
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    170
based on 3 ratings

This classic, warming soup is ideal for using up any leftover carrots you have lurking in the fridge. It's delicious served with mango chutney and pappadams, but try it with naan for a more filling meal.

recipe updated Mar 3, 2022

Ingredients

  • Onion icon
    Onion
    1
  • Carrot icon
    Carrot
    570 g
  • Cumin seeds icon
    Cumin seeds
    1 ½ teaspoons
  • Sunflower oil icon
    Sunflower oil
    1 tablespoon
  • Ground turmeric icon
    Ground turmeric
    1 teaspoon
  • Long grain rice icon
    Long grain rice
    45 g
  • Vegetable stock icon
    Vegetable stock
    1.2 L
  • Salt & pepper icon
    Salt & pepper
    as needed
  • Plain yogurt icon
    Plain yogurt
    150 g
  • Mango chutney icon
    Mango chutney
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon Stick blender
  • kCook icon Slow cooker
  • kCook icon Slow cooker bowl
  • kCook icon Medium bowl
  • kCook icon Large cast iron skillet

Step preview

  1. Heat sunflower oil on a clean large cast iron skillet over medium heat
  2. Add onion and fry until softened - medium heat
  3. Stir carrot, cumin seeds and ground turmeric into the large cast iron skillet
  4. Fry - approx 2 min
  5. Stir long grain rice into the large cast iron skillet
  6. Add vegetable stock and salt & pepper to the large cast iron skillet
  7. Bring to boil
  8. Transfer rice mixture to slow cooker bowl and cover
  9. Cook - 8 hr, low heat
  10. Purée with stick blender
  11. Ladle between four bowls and top a clean medium bowl with plain yogurt and mango chutney
  12. Serve
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