Spiced Carrot Soup

Ingredients:
2 tbsp sunflower oil
1 onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, crushed
2tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground coriander
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp paprika
generous pinch of cayenne pepper
1 small potato, diced
1lb carrots, sliced
5 cups vegetable or chicken stock
Juice of 1 orange
1 to 1 1/2 tbsp red wine vinegar
salt and ground black pepper
Handful of fresh cilantro, chopped

Instructions
1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add the onion and garlic, and cook gently for 4 minutes. Stir in the cumin, coriander, ginger, paprika, and cayenne pepper, then add the potato, carrots and stock.
2. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat and cover the pan. Simmer for about 20 minutes, until the vegetables are tender. Process the soup in a food processor or blender until smooth. Stir in the orange juice, then add vinegar, salt and pepper to taste. Ladle the soup into bowls, sprinkle with cilantro and serve.

Taken from 500 Soups.