I made 4 servings of this recipe, and it tasted wonderful. Instead of the meat substitute listed, I used another one that was sold at Wild Oats. (I don't recall the brand, but it was a crumbly type of "meat" that looked like hamburger.) I also added caraway seeds, doubled the garlic, and added some pasta. We will definitely be making this recipe again.

Reviewed On: Oct. 18, 2006

Quite tasty. I couldn't get Asafoetida, so put some onion powder in instead. (I had read that the spice is used as a substitute for onion...I know it isn't a perfect substitute, though.) I put 4 serrano peppers in and it was moderately spicy. Kudos.

Reviewed On: Aug. 7, 2005

Nice soup. As was said above, adding a little bit of flour will make creamier. As a novice, I added too much, though, and had to add some water. I wouldn't add more than 1/4 cup of flour to the puree, if that.

Reviewed On: Oct. 20, 2003