Bowl of hot soup is such a comforting meal on a chilly winter day. I’m not a big fan of soup, but this split pea soup is so hearty and delicious that I went back for seconds. Original recipe is from Culinate. To make it perfect for a weeknight dinner, I pressure cooked the split peas making it a perfect one-pot meal that can be made in less than 30 minutes. I also used ready made tom-yum paste that a dear friend gave me. But I have included the recipe for spice paste at the end.
Recipe adapted from Culinate:
Ingredients
- 2 cups Split Peas
- 1 Onion - medium, minced
- 1 Carrot - large, cubed
- 3 cloves Garlic , minced
- 1 16 oz . cans Coconut milk of
- 2 - 3 cups Spinach - roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup Cilantro - chopped
- to taste Salt
Tom Yum Paste:
- 4 tbsps Lemon grass lemon grass - roughly chopped from 2-3 ribs
- 5 cloves Garlic
- 1 Ginger galangal or - thumb size
- 1 red chili (or use cayenne) Fresh
- 1/2 cup Coriander leaves & Stems
- 1 tbsp Vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp Soy sauce
- 1/4 cup Lime juice
- 3 heaping tsps Palm sugar brown sugar / brown
- 2 - 3 Spring onions
Instructions
- Make Tom Yum paste: Process all the ingredients to a smooth paste. This paste can be stored in the refrigerator for 2 weeks or in the freezer for couple of months.
- Make Soup: Heat 2tsp oil in a pressure cooker/ large sauce pan. Add onion and garlic and cook until they begin to brown, 3-4 minutes.
- Next add carrots and cook for few more minutes until softened a little bit.
- Add the split peas, coconut milk, 4 cups of water and tom yum paste and salt. Cover the pressure cooker and cook for 3-4 whistles. If cooking in open pot, bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat; cover and cook for 45mins - 1hour, until split peas are completely soft.
- Remove from heat and stir in the cilantro and chopped spinach.
- Serve hot.
Cool Lassi(e)
What an amazing looking soup! I want some!
Srivalli
Very pretty picture Pavani..the bowl looks so clear!
Sayantani
love thai food and that definitely looks delicious.
PJ
Delicious and filling soup.Nice clicks…
vidhas
ovley picture and yummy soup. thanks for sharing.
Priya Suresh
Wow wat a comforting and super filling flavourful soup.
The Pumpkin Farm
nice and healthy, didnt know of thai variety
Gayathri's Cook Spot
Very filling soup…
Aarthi
healthy soup
Chitra
Perfect for this weather. cliks are bright:)
vaishali sabnani
Pavani this is so healthy..like the flavors..
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saffronstreaks
soup are always healthy and this one is a sure winetr warmer. loved it
Nalini's Kitchen
healthy and filling soup.
Suma Gandlur
A comfortably filling one. 🙂
Indrani
Healthy and yummy soup, Pavani..nice clicks
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Priya Srinivasan
Perfect for the weather!!!!!