Spiced Pea Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, finely diced
2 cloves garlic, finely diced
2 teaspoons curry powder (or more!)
750 ml chicken stock
500 g frozen petits pois
salt & freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons low-fat creme fraiche or 2 tablespoons sour cream

Preparation

Heat oil and gently fry onions and garlic for 10 minutes or until golden and soft.
Stir in curry powder and fry for further 3 minutes.
Pour in chicken stock and bring to the boil.
Stir in the frozen petit pois and return to the boil.
Cover and simmer gently for 30 minutes until the peas are melting soft.
Puree the soup in food processor or liquidizer.
Return to clean pan, season to taste with salt& pepper and stir in creme fraiche (or sour cream) and serve.
Can be frozen.