Indian-Style Corn Soup

This soup is part of my new obsession with Indian food, especially vegetarian food, which is amazingly flavorful and satisfying—and I’ve always been a big meat eater.

The recipe starts out like any French pureed soup; the corn kernels are added to a base of lightly cooked aromatic vegetables, water or broth is added, and the soup is simmered for a few minutes before it is pureed and strained. But the finishes for this version are different. Instead of being finished with heavy cream