- 500g beetroot
- 1 red onion
- 1 tbsp garam masala
- 1 chilli
- 1 vegetable stock cube
- 200ml coconut milk
- 1 tbsp olive or coconut oil
- Sea salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- 500ml hot water
- 1.
Heat your oven to 200°C/Fan 180°C/Gas 6. Set a large roasting tin on the top shelf to heat up.
- 2.
Peel the beetroot. Cut into 3cm chunks. Tumble into the warmed tray with 1 tbsp oil. Season well with salt and pepper. Roast for 20 mins.
- 3.
While the beetroot cooks, halve, peel and chop the onion. Add to the beetroot. Roast for another 10 mins.
- 4.
Chop the chilli, scraping out the seeds and white bits. Put the beetroot, onion and chilli in a blender with the stock cube, 1 tbsp garam masala, the coconut milk and 500ml warm water. Blitz till smooth. Or add everything to the roasting tin and blitz with a hand-held blender.
- 5.
If your roasting tin is OK to use on the hob, pour the soup into that and warm through for a few mins. Alternatively, pour into a pan and heat through. Serve in warm bowls.