Spicy curry potato soup

The Irish are famous for their potatoes this mainly due to the great hunger but still. And I definitely love myself some good potatoes, whether they’re boiled, fried, or roasted. But one of my favourite ways to eat potatoes is in soups. The humble potato who is so good at making oneself feel warm and comforted, is the perfect ingredient for a soup, which tends to have the same effect.

This golden potato soup gets its name from the turmeric, which is in the curry powder, which we add to the soup. The curry powder doesn’t just add a beautiful golden colour to the soup. It also gives it a delicious spiciness and adds a depth of flavour. Where regular potato soup is mild and delicate in flavour. The addition of the spices gives it a kick and boldness, which is otherwise lacking.

Although I prefer the flavour of a hot madras curry powder, you can use a mild version if you prefer less heat. My children don’t mind the spiciness since they’re used to it (I’ve always given them spicy dishes). Although I do add some extra yoghurt to their soup if I used more chillies than usual. The yoghurt helps to counter the heat of the chillies that are added to the hot madras powder.

If you prefer to use some other curry powder instead of the madras curry powder, then, of course, you can totally do that. We only discover new dishes after all by experimenting in the kitchen.

The history of the Irish and their potatoes

In the list of things that the Irish are famous for like St. Patrick’s day, whiskey, Guinness, cottages, and gingers. Most often people will also mention potatoes, and yes they do eat quite a lot of potatoes.

But I think the main reason why we focus more heavily on the potato consumption of the Irish. Then on the potato consumption of other European countries (who also eat a lot of potatoes), is because somewhere in our collective consciousness. We remember that the Irish were devastated after multiple failed potato harvests years ago.

We often overlook that the potato harvest all over Europe failed those summers. But unlike the Irish, it wasn’t nearly as devastating for the rest of Europe, who still had plenty of other crops to nourish them. This was not so for the Irish, who had to export a lot of their food. They were part of the British Empire after all and had to contribute to the crown of course. But it is no wonder that a population faced with those circumstances would have trouble with failing harvests.

And it is no wonder that in our shared consciousness, we remember this tragedy. One that took so many lives and forced so many away from their homes.

If you are curious about the great famine and want me to write some more about it, do let me know in the comments.

Potato soup for breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Ok, I don’t tend to eat soups for breakfast, I’m more a yoghurt with muesli, toast, or oatmeal kind of girl. But I don’t see a reason why you couldn’t eat soup for breakfast if you would be so inclined.

I prefer to eat soups for lunch or dinner, depending on which time we’ve eaten our main meal. We tend to eat our main meal in the evenings, but sometimes we prefer to eat it at noon. When we eat our main meal at noon, we prefer something smaller for in the evening. So then we go for a nice soup, with maybe a thick slice of bread and plenty of butter slathered on it.

Although you can definitely eat this delicious soup for your main meal. Simply serve it with a nice slice of homemade bread, and maybe you would like a small salad on the side.

A good soup will warm your body and soul.

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