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Maldivian Food

Potato soup

A simple potato soup of potatoes, milk, onion and olive oil, cooked for 10 minutes and enough for 2 people.

A bowl of potato soup.
A bowl of potato soup. Photo: Matěj Baťha / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

A simple, comforting soup of mashed potato and warm milk, finished with softly sautéed onion.

Ingredients

  • 3 potatoes

  • 2 cups milk

  • 1 tablespoon margarine or butter

  • 1 small onion

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

Method

  1. Chop the onion and sauté it in a little oil.

  2. While the onion is sautéing, boil the potatoes until soft and heat the milk.

  3. When the potatoes are soft, mash them well and add the milk.

  4. When this is well combined, add salt, pepper and the sautéed onion.

  5. If the soup is too thick, add a little more milk or a cup of water, and cook for 10 minutes.

Tips

  • This amount serves 2 people.