Spiced Kumara Soup

Tohutaka/Ingredients

2 cloves garlic

1 tsp curry powder

75 g butter

600g kumara

1 1⁄2 cup water

2 tsp powdered vegetable or chicken stock

3 cups milk

1⁄4 cup cream (optional)

Tohutaka/Instructions

Add the crushed garlic and curry powder to the butter in a large saucepan.

Peel the kumara and slice into 1cm slices. Cook in the butter 1-2 minutes without browning. Add the water and stock powder (you can substitute this for 1 cup of stock), cover and cook for 10 minutes until the kumara is tender. Purée, thinning with milk until it reaches the desired thickness.

Add the cream and reheat, but do not boil.

Serve with rēwana and enjoy!

Adapted from Otago alumna, Alison Holst's Soup Book, 1997.