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    Home > Meal Type > Lunches

    Spiced Coconut Potato Soup

    Updated: Jun 22nd 2021 • Published: May 4th 2018 • 18 Comments

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    This spiced coconut potato soup is a comforting yet fresh vegan soup. It is the ideal dish for a warming casual supper with friends or for a light lunch with the girls. Packed with flavor this is quick to cook and tastes amazing.

    You can easily adjust the spice levels and the cilantro is just a serving suggestion!

    Overhead, yellow soup on a black table. Fresh cilantro and red chilli are on the table and vanishing the soup.

    Just look at the colour of this gorgeous potato soup!!! It looks so inviting doesn't it. (Although maybe not if you are wearing white 😉 )

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    • Is this coconut potato soup spicy?
    • Where can I buy baby sweetcorn from?
    • What to serve with this coconut potato soup?
    • Spiced Coconut Potato Soup

    Is this coconut potato soup spicy?

    Yes, but it is easy to tone down the spice if you need to.

    The base for this soup is onion, garlic, ginger and chilli. They are softened and then used to boost a vegetable stock. Once the vegetables have been added and everything is almost tender. Coconut milk is added and then the final dish is garnished with extra red chilli, salad onions (green onion/spring onion) and lots of fresh cilantro.

    If you want less spice, I would add less/no chili at the beginning and then you can add extra at the end if needed. The chilli flavour develops as the soup cooks, so like they say you can always add but you can't take away. (Unless it is a plate of cinnamon buns....I can always take away a cinnamon bun 😉 )

    I hate Cilantro is there an alternative?

    If cilantro tastes like soap to you, then obviously leave it out of this recipe. You can either garnish your soup with extra onion, some thai basil or a little bit of mint. Or just go for no garnish. This spicy coconut potato soup is so delicious you won't miss the cilantro.

    Showing a close up on the vegetables in the soup. Potato, sweetcorn and peas.

    Where can I buy baby sweetcorn from?

    At some times of year you can buy it fresh in the fruit and veg section of the grocery store. However it is often hard to find. I have tested this soup with both fresh baby corn and canned baby corn. The only difference is when during the cooking process you add it to the soup. The canned baby sweetcorn is already cooked so it just need warming through, where as the raw variety will need to be cooked for longer. Both options are given in the recipe below.

    I have found canned baby sweetcorn in all the major grocery stores. You need to look in the Asian foods section rather than the tinned veg section.

    This can came from Safeways.

    Green can of baby sweetcorn.

    What to serve with this coconut potato soup?

    For Dinner:
    I would suggest serving some soft flat breads with this coconut potato soup. Either a naan bread, flat bread or soft flour tortilla would work well here.

    For Lunch:
    This coconut potato soup is quite filling, so for lunch I would just serve it on its own. Maybe with a fresh fruit platter for afterwards. Especially some tropical fruits like mango and pineapple. They will work well after the spice of the soup.

    Earthen ware bowl with yellow soup in it.

    Here comes the waffly bit....Click HERE to jump straight to the recipe!!!!!!!

    This recipe for coconut potato soup is a 'from my head' adaption of a recipe from the English supermarket chain Sainsburys. Like most supermarkets they produce a monthly magazine. I think it used to be a quid, which for a food mag isn't bad these days!

    I used to collect them.....along with a lot of other food publications! I had a lot!!!! Seriously years upon years of back catalogue. I had some magazines dating back to my uni days!

    When we moved to Australia I somehow managed to convince Stew that I needed to keep them all!! And that once day I would go through them, scan the recipes I loved and recycle the magazines......that day never came.

    So of course they sat on a bookcase in my pantry. To be grabbed at when I needed inspiration. Or to read lovingly in the build up to Christmas (oh the Christmas issues were my favourite!!!)

    Well until the fire! Then they were gone forever along with so many other things that we can never replace. Obviously in the grand scheme of what went up in flames my magazines are pretty much at the bottom of the list..... Believe me, I am not trying to compare some food magaziness to our kids baby photos. But the fact is the magazines were no more.

    So I have delved deep and tried to remember the taste of this wonderful potato soup...it has taken a few attempts but I am happy that it tastes as good as I remember. Plus it really is my own now as I had no recipe to adapt.

    I hope you love it too.

    Enjoy x

    For more delicious soups why not try:

    • Easy Corned Beef and Cabbage Soup
    • Lentil Soup with Lemon and Rosemary
    • French Shrimp Soup 
    • Chicken Sausage, White Bean and Kale Soup
    • Chicken Tortellini Soup 

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    This spiced coconut and potato soup is a comforting yet fresh vegan soup. Ideal for a casual supper with friends or for a light lunch with the girls. Packed with flavor this is quick to cook and tastes amazing.
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    4.74 from 15 votes

    Spiced Coconut Potato Soup

    This spiced coconut and potato soup is a comforting yet fresh vegan soup. Ideal for a casual supper with friends or for a light lunch with the girls. Packed with flavor this is quick to cook and tastes amazing.
    Prep Time5 mins
    Cook Time25 mins
    Total Time30 mins
    Course: Soup
    Cuisine: Asian Inspired
    Servings: 6
    Calories: 417kcal
    Author: Claire | Sprinkle and Sprouts
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    Ingredients

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    • 2  onions
    • 4 garlic cloves
    • 2 inch ginger
    • 2 red chillies
    • 1 tablespoon canola oil or coconut oil
    • ½  tsp  salt
    • 2 teaspoon ground turmeric
    • 3 cups  vegetable stock
    • 24 oz baby potatoes cut in half if large
    • 8 oz baby sweetcorn canned or fresh
    • 1 can coconut milk/cream 400ml/13.6oz
    • 1 cup frozen peas

    For Garnish

    • 1 lime
    • fresh cilantro
    • red chilli

    Instructions

    • Peel and finely chop the onion.
    • Peel and mince/grate the garlic and ginger.
    • Finely chop the red chilli (if you want to reduce the heat remove the seeds and membrane.
    • Heat the oil in a large pan over a low heat.
    • Add the onion, garlic, ginger, chilli and salt. Then fry for 3-4 minutes until everything has softened but not coloured.
    • Add the turmeric and vegetable stock and bring to a simmer.
    • Add the potatoes and simmer for 15 minutes.
    • Cut the baby sweetcorn into 3 pieces and add them into the soup. Cook for a further 5 minutes. (See NOTES)
    • Add in the coconut milk and the frozen peas. Bring back to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes.
    • Serve garnished with fresh cilantro, more chopped chilli and some wedges of lime.

    Notes

    If you are using canned sweetcorn, don't add them to the soup at stage 8. Cook the soup for a further 5 minutes and add the corn with the peas at stage 9.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 417kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Sodium: 652mg | Potassium: 1004mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 650IU | Vitamin C: 64.8mg | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 3.6mg
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    Comments

    1. Baby Rose says

      February 18, 2022 at 12:00 pm

      5 stars
      So good! You seem like you're an angel, Claire; I love your blog!

      Reply
    2. Mirandamom says

      December 15, 2020 at 10:56 pm

      5 stars
      If you like turmeric (I do), you will like this soup (I did).

      Reply
    3. Andrea Dunbar says

      December 15, 2019 at 3:39 pm

      5 stars
      Just made this soup took it round to friends, everyone asked for the recipe. Simple to make and delicious.

      Reply
      • Claire McEwen says

        February 13, 2020 at 8:47 am

        Oh I am so pleased you and your friends enjoyed it Andrea 🙂
        Cx

        Reply
    4. Danielle says

      January 14, 2019 at 9:27 pm

      5 stars
      So delicious! I just love Thai flavors like this - what a great idea. Perfect for this cold rainy week we are getting ready to have!

      Reply
      • Claire McEwen says

        February 22, 2019 at 2:34 pm

        I just love soup on cold rainy days too 😀

        Reply
    5. Dana DeVolk says

      May 04, 2018 at 9:05 pm

      5 stars
      This is my kind of lunch! Making it next week.

      Reply
      • Claire McEwen says

        May 04, 2018 at 11:13 pm

        Yeah 😀
        Hope you love it!

        Reply
    6. Danielle says

      May 04, 2018 at 8:48 pm

      5 stars
      I totally forgot about baby corn! I love those things 🙂 I'll eat a bowl of this soup anytime, hot weather, cold weather, I don't care. It sounds delicious! The flavors are great, and I love anything made with coconut milk.

      Reply
      • Claire McEwen says

        May 04, 2018 at 11:13 pm

        They are just so cute aren't they!
        And they always remind me of that scene in big where Tom Hanks eats them like regular corn on the cob 😉

        Reply
    7. Liz says

      May 04, 2018 at 8:02 pm

      5 stars
      This is no ordinary potato soup! The turmeric gives such a gorgeous color and the flavors sound amazing!

      Reply
      • Claire McEwen says

        May 04, 2018 at 11:12 pm

        Thank you Liz, it is one of my long term favs. (As long as I'm not wearing white 😉 )

        Reply
    8. Aria Smith says

      May 04, 2018 at 1:47 pm

      4 stars
      This coconut potato soup is so delicious and yum!! Thanks for sharing 🙂

      Reply
      • Claire McEwen says

        May 04, 2018 at 11:12 pm

        Thank you Aria, so happy you enjoyed it 😀

        Reply
    9. Jenn says

      May 04, 2018 at 9:30 am

      5 stars
      Simply divine! I love the vibrant color and the spice in this gorgeous potato soup!

      Reply
      • Claire McEwen says

        May 04, 2018 at 9:33 am

        Thank you Jean....just don't wear white when you eat it 😉

        Reply
    10. Nellie Tracy says

      May 04, 2018 at 9:24 am

      5 stars
      The flavor in this soup is fantastic! It is the perfect cold weather comfort food!

      Reply
      • Claire McEwen says

        May 04, 2018 at 9:33 am

        Thank you Nellie 😀
        I know it is May but the weather is still cool enough for a bowl of soup?? Am I right???? 😉

        Reply

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