Kind of soup

Smooth & creamy

6 smooth & creamy soups in Soupmap Recipes, including Tom kha gai, Mulligatawny and Mercimek çorbası. Tested recipes with honest timings, a servings scaler and timers.

6 recipes

A bowl of tom kha gai with coconut broth and herbs.

Thailand · Smooth & creamy Tom kha gai (Thai chicken and coconut soup) Chicken poached in coconut milk and stock perfumed with galangal, lemongrass and lime leaf, finished with fish sauce and lime. Sour, gently sweet and rich without being heavy. 35 minEasyGluten-freeDairy-free

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A bowl of golden mulligatawny soup with herbs.

India · Smooth & creamy Mulligatawny Red lentils, apple and toasted curry spices simmered with chicken thighs, blended smooth and finished with coconut milk. The peppery Anglo-Indian classic, with rice and lemon. 1 hr 10 minEasyGluten-freeDairy-free

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A bowl of smooth Turkish red lentil soup.

Turkey · Smooth & creamy Mercimek çorbası (Turkish red lentil soup) Red lentils, onion, carrot and potato simmered and blended silky, then topped with butter sizzled with chilli flakes and dried mint. Turkey's everyday soup. 1 hr 5 minEasyVegetarianGluten-free

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Golden avgolemono soup in a bowl, with a light lemon broth.

Greece · Smooth & creamy Avgolemono (Greek egg-lemon chicken soup) Greek chicken and rice soup made silky with eggs and lemon. A whole chicken poached for the broth, then a tempered egg-lemon liaison that thickens it without a drop of cream. 2 hr 15 minTakes some careGluten-freeDairy-free

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A bowl of green Portuguese caldo verde with leafy kale.

Portugal · Smooth & creamy Caldo verde (Portuguese kale and potato soup) Portugal's green broth. A silky potato and onion base, thread-thin greens cooked for just a few minutes, slices of smoky chouriço and a last thread of good olive oil. 1 hrEasy

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Creamy New England clam chowder served with bread and a drink.

United States · Smooth & creamy New England clam chowder Fresh clams steamed open for their briny juices, salt pork, soft potatoes and thyme in a milky broth that never boils. Gentle, sweet and tasting of the sea, with oyster crackers. 1 hr 35 minTakes some care

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