Golden Cauliflower-Curry Soup

Spice-savvy chefs in India have long partnered cauliflower with curry and ginger. Once you try this soup, you'll see why.

Ingredients

 * ½ large cauliflower
 * 3 medium onions
 * 3 cloves of garlic
 * ½ stick of celery
 * ⅓ of a leek
 * ½ tsp turmeric
 * 1 tsp cumin
 * 1 tsp curry powder
 * 1 fresh green chilli
 * 800ml chicken stock (as a vegetarian option use vegetable stock)
 * 200ml cream

Directions

 * 1) Roughly chop onions, garlic, celery, green chilli and washed leek and slowly fry (with a little olive oil) in a heavy based saucepan until soft (but no colour).
 * 2) Add the spices and cook for a further 2 to 3 minutes.
 * 3) Add the roughly chopped cauliflower and cover with the chicken stock (as a vegetarian option use vegetable stock).
 * 4) Bring to the boil, turn down heat and gently simmer until cauliflower is soft.
 * 5) Purée the soup with a stick blender, or in a liquidizer until smooth.
 * 6) Pass the soup through a chinois or fine sieve.
 * 7) Add cream then season to taste.
 * 8) The soup is now ready to eat.