Sweet corn soup – a soothing, comforting and warm bowl of delicious corn soup with a dash of vegetables, an all-weather soup for the whole family!
Come summer and all the markets are flooded with huge mounds of fresh corn from a nearby farm, our neighborhood store included! This is the time they are the juiciest, tastiest, sweetest and peaked in nutrition!
My husband loves to enjoy whole steamed corn slathered with some butter/ghee, salt and a sprinkle of red chili powder or cayenne pepper powder! But with a whole basket of fresh corn and me wanting to take advantage of the freshest taste, I had to make our family favorite sweet corn soup!
Now, who does not like soup? I am sure, every restaurant order always starts with everyone ordering some sort of soup and if it is an Indo-Chinese one, then Creamy Sweet Corn soup tops the list!
When the summer special fresh corn hits the markets, I love to make my mango, corn and sprouts salad with the freshest, juiciest sweet corn and of course mangoes right off the trees, maybe a Konkani (south Indian) style Corn on the Cob Ghashi, but some of them do end up as our favorite soup!
All you need is 10 basic ingredients (salt and oil/butter included) but can be made vegan by using only oil instead of butter!
I have blended half of the fresh corn kernels for the creamy texture and the other half for those juicy, sweet bites of summery delight! For that Asian flavor, use fresh green/spring onions and the only other aromatic I have used is garlic!
One special flavor I enjoy mixing in most of my soups is a bullion cube, specifically Maggi Vegetable Seasoning cube which imparts this dash of heavenly taste, aroma and flavor, but I have made soup without it and that tastes equally amazing too! Both have their own level of deliciousness! You could substitute with any of your favorite seasoning cube!
Once you have all the ingredients ready, it takes less than 15 minutes to dig into a large bowl of this creamy, piping hot and super comforting and delicious sweet corn soup!
Enjoy it with a splash of chili vinegar or a shower of freshly chopped green onion or chives on top and maybe fried rice or a sandwich on the side to complete the meal!
This summery bowl of corn goodness is:
Light
Healthy
Comforting
Savory with a dash of sweetness from the fresh corn
Ready in a jiffy; need I say more?
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For a complete Asian meal experience, spruce up your dinner table with some of these Indo-chinese options:
- Easy Vegetable Chow Mein
- Schezwan American Vegetable Chopsuey
- Burnt Garlic Vegetable Fried Rice
- Sweet Corn Vegetable Soup
Lets make us some soup!!
A soothing, comforting and warm bowl of delicious corn soup with a dash of vegetables, an all-weather soup for the whole family!
Ingredients
- 1 large corn
- ¼ cup chopped carrots
- ¼ cup green or spring onions, chopped; white and green portions
- 2 large cloves of garlic, peeled and chopped fine
- 1 green chili/jalapeno/Serrano pepper, sliced into roundels or slit into two vertically
- 1 tbsp oil (any cooking oil)
- 1 tbsp butter (avoid if vegan)
- 1 vegetable seasoning cube (I used Maggi Vegetable cube); optional
- 2 tablespoons cornflour/cornstarch
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Hull the corn and remove the corn niblets.
- Blend half the corn in a blender into a paste in a small blender. Set aside.
- Heat oil/butter; add garlic, green chilies and green onion or spring onion whites and sauté few minutes.
- Add the corn paste and fry until oil glistens on the side.
- Stir in chopped carrots and remaining corn; sauté for a few seconds on medium heat, stirring continuously.
- Add 3 cups of water, 1 cube of vegetable seasoning cube, crumbled and salt to taste. Bring to a boil and then simmer for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, stir 2 tbsp corn flour/cornstarch with 1/8 cup water and add to the simmering soup, stirring to avoid lumps.
- Thicken and simmer again for 2 minutes.
- Garnish with chopped green part of the spring onions and enjoy hot!
- If you love more veggies in your corn soup, then there is one linked in the post too.
- Happy Eating!
Notes
If you cannot find fresh corn, frozen will do too!
Adjust seasonings and spices according to taste.
Add more vegetables if you like.
Recipe can easily be double or tripled to feed more!
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When do I add the peppers?????
Thanks for pointing out the error. Edited into the recipe now.
You can add green chilies along with the green onions and sauté a bit.
If you do not like them, then feel free to add just black pepper powder instead too.
I am sure you will love this simple soup.
Another variation is also linked in the post and this one uses more veggies in it! Do check out that too.