Potato and Carrot soup

The last few weeks I've been making a delicious creamy potato soup. Its super easy and you only need one pot...easy cleanup! Plus my three-year old loves it - a great way to get veges into him!

Today I had carrots and potatoes boiling on the stove for mashed veges... but decided halfway through to try it as a soup instead. I'm glad I did - it was a great adapted version of the plain soup, and even more delicious! The carrots give a fabulous flavour and the outcome is a perfect soup for warming up those cold winter nights.


Ingredients:
6 Medium sized potatoes - washed, peeled and cut into small cubes.
3 Large carrots - washed, peeled and grated.
6 C Water
6 C Milk
1/4 tsp Asafoetida (hing) - optional
1 Tbsp Dried oregano
1/4 tsp Pepper
1 tsp Salt

To make:
1. Bring the water to boil. Add the potatoes and grated carrots and cook until soft. DO NOT drain the water out. Remove from the heat.

2. Add the milk, asafoetida, oregano, pepper and salt and stir to ensure its mixed thoroughly.

3. Blend everything together using a hand blender. If you prefer, leave a few chunks of potato in the soup, and don't over blend. Best served hot with chunks of wholemeal bread.

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