Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Split Pea and Sweet Potato Soup takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Split Pea and Sweet Potato Soup takes 45 minutes to cook.

Split Pea and Sweet Potato Soup makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Split Pea and Sweet Potato Soup are:

1 cup yellow split peas
1 medium sweet potato, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch slices
7 green cardamom pods
2 cups vegetable broth
2 cups water
1 medium onion, chopped
1 tsp garam marsala
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tbsp butter
pinch of cayene pepper
lemon juice
salt & pepper to taste

Here is how you make Split Pea and Sweet Potato Soup:

Add broth, cardamom and peas to a stock pot and bring to a boil. Reduce to simmer and cook for 15 minutes. Add sweet potato and cook until tender. In a saute pan melt butter and cook onions until tender and translucent. Add cumin and garam marsala and cook until onion starts to carmelize. Set aside. Remove cardamom pods and puree 1/2 of pea mixture until smooth, adding small amounts of water if needed. Return to pot and add spiced onion mixture. Add cayene pepper, salt and lemon juice to taste. Bring to simmer. Serve with chopped cilantro and very thin lemon slices. Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KCOPELAND0417.

The nutritional information for Split Pea and Sweet Potato Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 97.8

• Total Fat: 2.2 g
• Cholesterol: 5.2 mg
• Sodium: 480.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 16.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.1 g
• Protein: 3.7 g

Split Pea and Sweet Potato Soup is Indian cuisine.

The dietary needs meet for Split Pea and Sweet Potato Soup is Vegetarian