Spiced Pea Soup

My mum-in-law got this out of a newspaper (not sure which one) and I made it last night to rave reviews. It's truly delicious -- creamy with a distinctly different taste. It only takes a few minutes to prepare -- great for a week night. When she made it, she used it for an appetizer, but I served it as a main dish. Please note: I accidentally used 2 tablespoons of curry powder instead of the 2 teaspoons called for and we loved it! Admittedly, it is a very mild curry powder.

• Ready In: 42 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons olive oil
• 1  onion, finely diced
• 2  cloves garlic, finely diced
• 2  teaspoons curry powder (or more!)
• 750  ml  chicken stock
• 500  g  frozen petits pois
•  salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 2  tablespoons low-fat creme fraiche or 2  tablespoons sour cream

Directions

1. Heat oil and gently fry onions and garlic for 10 minutes or until golden and soft.
2. Stir in curry powder and fry for further 3 minutes.
3. Pour in chicken stock and bring to the boil.
4. Stir in the frozen petit pois and return to the boil.
5. Cover and simmer gently for 30 minutes until the peas are melting soft.
6. Puree the soup in food processor or liquidizer.
7. Return to clean pan, season to taste with salt& pepper and stir in creme fraiche (or sour cream) and serve.
8. Can be frozen.