Name: Thai flavoured sweet potato & coconut soup recipe by Parvathy V Nair at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: For the Thai paste; Thai Chilles - 2 or 3 (more if you want it hurt your a@$ LOL); Lemon Grass- chopped 1 tablespoon; Onion - 3 to 4 shallots / 2 tablespoon chopped yellow onions; Galangal- 1 inch piece; Cilantro Stalks- 1/2 tablespoon (You can use the leaves for the soup); For the soup; Onions - half of a medium sized onion chopped finely; Garlic- 3 cloves chopped finely; Sweet Potatoes - 2 medium sized cubed; Kaffir Lime leaves - 7 no; Cilantro leaves - finely chopped 1/2 tablespoon; Paprika - 1/4 teaspoon; Salt - as needed; Lime Juice - 2 to 3 tablespoons; Coconut Oil - 1/2 tablespoon; Water- 3 to 4 cups; Coconut milk - 1/2 cup

Ingredients Serving: 4

For the Thai paste
Thai Chilles - 2 or 3 (more if you want it hurt your a@$ LOL)
Lemon Grass- chopped 1 tablespoon
Onion - 3 to 4 shallots / 2 tablespoon chopped yellow onions
Galangal- 1 inch piece
Cilantro Stalks- 1/2 tablespoon (You can use the leaves for the soup)
For the soup
Onions - half of a medium sized onion chopped finely
Garlic- 3 cloves chopped finely
Sweet Potatoes - 2 medium sized cubed
Kaffir Lime leaves - 7 no
Cilantro leaves - finely chopped 1/2 tablespoon
Paprika - 1/4 teaspoon
Salt - as needed
Lime Juice - 2 to 3 tablespoons
Coconut Oil - 1/2 tablespoon
Water- 3 to 4 cups
Coconut milk - 1/2 cup

Instructions

1. In a blender place all the ingredients for the thai paste with little water and blend it till smooth like really smooth . You can also use some thin coconut milk to blend the paste .
2. I will be explaining the method of making the soup in the Instapot here and will give the press cooker & stove top options in the notes
3. In the Instapot turn on the saute mode when the pot is hot add oil then add onions , garlic to it saute for 30 seconds .
4. Now add sweet potatoes , 2 tablespoons of the thai paste feel free to add more if you want it spicy .Add all the ingredients for the soup except the lime juice and coconut milk to the pot .
5. Cancel the Saute mode turn on manual , close the lid and 5 minutes on manual .
6. When the five minutes is up wait till the pressure releases naturally , open the lid then cool it little bit, discard the lime leaves and puree it smoothly in a blender .
7. Now put back this puree into the instapot back , turn on saute mode add lime juice and coconut milk mix it add salt if required .
8. Turn off and garnish with cilantro leaves and serve hot .

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