Curried Pea Soup

Bon Apptit | April 1993

Yield: Serves 4

2 tablespoons (1/4 sti!" butter
1 lar#e onion$ %opped
& teaspoons urr' po(der
4 ups (or )ore" %i!en brot%
2 1*+oune pa!a#es ,ro-en petite #reen peas or 3 pound ,res% peas$ s%elled (about 4 1/2 ups"
1 up plain lo(+,at 'o#urt
1/2 up %opped ,res% ilantro
1/4 up %opped red onion

.elt butter in %eav' lar#e sauepan over )ediu)+%i#% %eat/ Add 1 onion and saut until tender$
about 1* )inutes/ Add urr' and stir 3* seonds/ Add 4 ups brot% and peas and brin# to boil/
0edue %eat1 si))er until peas are ver' tender$ about 1& )inutes/ Season (it% salt and pepper/
Puree in blender in bat%es/ 2%in (it% )ore brot% i, desired/ (Can be )ade 1 da' a%ead/ Cover1
%ill/"
.i3 'o#urt$ ilantro and red onion in s)all bo(l/ Cover1 %ill up to 2 %ours/
0e(ar) soup$ stirrin# o,ten/ Serve (it% dollop o, 'o#urt )i3ture/