Thermomix Curried Sweet Potato and Lentil Soup

A nourishing one pot wonder that requires minimal effort and is ready on the table in thirty minutes.

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: Soups

Cuisine: Western

Keyword: thermomix curried lentil and sweet potato soup

Servings:

Calories: 250kcal

2 garlic cloves, peeled
1 brown onion, peeled and cut into quarters
2 teaspoons mild curry powder
20 g olive oil
600 g sweet potatoes, peeled and roughly chopped, (approx 2-3 medium sweet potatoes)
150 g dried red lentils
750 ml vegetable stock, made with boiling water, see note 1
black pepper to taste

Place the onion and garlic into the Thermomix bowl and chop 3 sec/speed 5.
Scrape down the bowl, add the curry powder and olive oil and saute for 5 min/100℃/speed 2 without the measuring cup.
Add the sweet potato and chop for 5 sec/speed 5 Scrape down the bowl.
Add the lentils and stock and cook for 20-25 mins/100℃/speed 1 with the measuring cup on.
Once finished, check that the lentils and sweet potatoes are cooked through, if not cook for another few minutes.
If you like your soup chunky then it should be ready to eat as is and there's no need to blend. Add a little water if it's too thick.
For smooth soup - blend for 1 min/speed 8 very slowly increasing the speed. Check the consistency and add a little more water if too thick.
Another option is to pour half the soup into a bowl and blend the remaining half then mix the two together to give a mix of chunky and smooth soup!
Season with black pepper and serve immediately with your favourite crusty bread or bread rolls.

I'm a huge fan of Massel Vegetable Stock Cubes in all my soup recipes as I love the flavour but feel free to use the Thermomix Vegetable Stock Concentrate. 1 tablespoon of concentrate equates to one vegetable stock cube.
To freeze, allow the soup to cool completely then pour into an airtight container or ziplock bag and store in the freezer for up to 3 months.