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Golden Split Pea and Sweet Potato Soup

A hearty soup made with split peas, sweet potato, and spices, topped with yogurt, lime, and cilantro.

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Why it works: Cumin and turmeric match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,698 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Golden Split Pea and Sweet Potato Soup

Timeabout 1–½ hours

Ingredients

Directions

Make the soup

  1. Heat oil in a heavy large saucepan over medium‑high heat.

  2. Add onion and chili; sauté until tender, about 5 minutes.

  3. Stir in ginger and the next four ingredients (ground cumin, ground coriander, turmeric, ground cinnamon) and cook 1 minute.

  4. Mix in 7 cups water, sweet potato, and peas.

  5. Bring mixture to a boil.

  6. Reduce heat to medium‑low, cover, and simmer until potato and split peas are very tender, about 1–½ hours.

  7. Whisk soup vigorously for a smoother texture.

  8. Thin with additional water if necessary.

  9. Season with salt and pepper.

Finish and serve

  1. If desired, prepare 1 day ahead and refrigerate.

  2. Return soup to simmer.

  3. Ladle soup into bowls.

  4. Top each with 1 tablespoon yogurt, a lime slice, and cilantro, and serve.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

531Calories
28 gProtein
16 gFat
74 gCarbs

Counts 12 of 14 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Pea1/2 cup (72g)62
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Turmeric1 tsp ground (3g)9
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1
Coriandernot in our table0
Waternot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Cumin + turmerictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,698 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Cumin + coriandertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,866 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  3. Ginger + turmerictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,776 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Ginger + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,380 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  5. Cumin + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,103 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Yellow split peas
Break down during simmering to thicken the soup and give it body.
Sweet potato
Breaks down into soft pieces that add body and natural sweetness.
Onion
Softens and builds a sweet, savory base for the soup.
Nonfat yogurt
Adds cool creaminess and tang as a topping that balances the spices.

The step that matters

Simmer until the peas and potato are very tender. Split peas and potato need a long, gentle simmer to fully soften. Undercooked peas stay grainy and keep the soup from thickening smoothly.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (jalapeno, ginger, cumin, coriander, turmeric, cinnamon, sweet potato):

  1. Okrafits better
  2. Kalefits better
  3. Spinachfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against jalapeno, ginger, cumin, coriander, turmeric, cinnamon, sweet potato. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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