This tomato, tamarind and aubergine soup with coconut crisps is the perfect, heart-warming soup on a cold winter’s evening.
Tomato, tamarind and aubergine soup with coconut crisps
Ingredients
- 45ml (3 tbsp) olive oil
 - 1 onion, finely chopped
 - 1 large aubergine, diced
 - 2 garlic cloves, crushed
 - 1 x 410g tin chopped tomatoes
 - 4 fresh curry leaves
 - 30ml (2 tbsp) tamarind paste
 - 500ml (2 cups) tomato passata
 - 1L (4 cups) good quality chicken stock
 - 1 x 400g tin coconut cream
 - salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
 - toasted shaved coconut, to serve
 
Instructions
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															Heat the oil in a large stock pot. Add the onion and aubergine and sauté until golden brown.
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															Add the garlic, chopped tomatoes, curry leaves and tamarind paste, and cook for 3 minutes.
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															Add the passata, chicken stock and coconut cream, and season.
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															Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
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		Ladle into warm bowls and scatter with the coconut before serving.

                                							






