- 2-3 cloves garlic
- 2 small red chillies, roughly chopped
- Knob of fresh ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
- Knob of fresh turmeric, peeled and roughly chopped
- 2 leeks, white and pale green section only (approx. 300g)
- 30g EVOO or oil of choice
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 400-450g sweet potato, roughly chopped
- 1 stock cube
- 700g water
- 400g can white beans such as cannellini or butter beans
Set TM on 10 sec/speed 7 and drop garlic, chilli, ginger and turmeric onto spinning blades through hole in lid.
Discard roots and dark green ends of leeks, cut in sections, halve lengthwise and rinse, separating layers to remove sand and grit. Roughly chop. Add to TM and chop 4 sec/speed 4 and scrape down sides. Add oil and cumin, and sauté 3 min/120°C/speed 1.
Add sweet potato and chop 5 sec/speed 5. Scrape down sides and repeat if necessary. Add stock cube and water. Cook 20 min/100°C/speed 1 with simmering basket instead of MC on lid.
Replace MC and blend 1 min/ speed 5-9, increasing speed gradually.
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