I’m completely obsessed with the way a great bowl of Indian soup can turn your whole evening around. That creamy, spice filled spoonful of pure comfort just hits different. I’ve gathered 18 of my favorite easy Indian soup recipes right here, and trust me, each one is a little celebration in a bowl.
1. Indian Cream of Mushroom Soup
Cream of mushroom soup doesn’t start out Indian, but this version gives it a gorgeous desi twist. It’s insanely creamy and loaded with earthy umami goodness. A touch of Indian bay leaf (tejpatta) and a hint of nutmeg bring those wonderful Indian flavors right to the bowl.
2. Hot and Sour Soup
Hot and sour soup is this amazing Indo Chinese mash up that delivers spicy, tangy, and hot all in one gorgeous spoonful. The heat comes from chilies or black pepper, and the sour punch is all thanks to vinegar.
Veggies like bamboo shoots, mushrooms, and sprouts add the most satisfying crunch. It’s a total flavor explosion.
3. Indian Chickpea Soup
Chickpeas pop up everywhere in Indian cooking, and this soup is one of my favorite ways to use them. It’s thick, creamy, and comes together with the humblest pantry staples. I’m pretty sure you’ve already got a can of chickpeas, some lemon, fresh ginger, turmeric, and cumin waiting in your kitchen right now.
4. Vegetable Soup
This vegetable soup is vegan, yes, but more importantly, it’s insanely delicious and ridiculously easy to throw together. It’s a keeper for absolutely anyone, vegan or not.
The beauty is how flexible it is: grab whatever veggies are lurking in your fridge and it’ll taste fantastic. Play around with your favorite spices, too. This is one recipe that loves a little improvisation.
5. Paneer Soup
Paneer soup is a lusciously creamy bowl with a lovely little kick. Paneer is that soft Indian cheese you get by curdling milk with an acid from fruit or veggies.
This recipe loads up on those tender cheese pieces and amps up the flavor with garlic, mustard seeds, ginger, curry, and coconut. It’s so good.
6. Curried Cauliflower Soup
Calling all my vegan friends: this one’s for you! This curried cauliflower soup is packed with tender florets and sweet apples, a pairing you don’t come across every day.
It’s a total must try. Coconut milk and curry form the velvety base, then I spike it with Indian spices, lime, and ginger for the most amazing kick.
7. Indian Lentil Soup
Dal shorva is a lentil soup that’s wonderfully thick and creamy. It gets its magic from a warm spice blend of turmeric, cumin, garam masala, chili, coriander, and mustard seeds.
Every spoonful is just brimming with cozy comfort. Honestly, I’d put this up against anything you’d get at an authentic Indian restaurant, and it’s so much cheaper to make at home.
8. Manchow Soup
Manchow soup is a flavor packed vegan dream. It’s bursting with colorful veggies and those bold, spicy Indian notes I can’t get enough of.
The broth starts with vegetable stock, a medley of Indian spices, soy sauce, and vinegar. Pure Indo Chinese magic.
Then you pile in mushrooms, beans, carrots, cabbage, and bell peppers. This soup is fully loaded and absolutely irresistible.
9. Tomato Lime Indian Soup
Tomato lime soup is wonderfully simple, but the flavor is absolutely spectacular. It’ll blow your taste buds away.
Creamy broth with tomatoes and lime might sound a little unusual, I know, but trust me, it just works. Cumin, cardamom, garlic, and onion layer in that unmistakable Indian flair.
10. Chicken Tikka Masala Soup
Chicken tikka masala is that iconic rich, spicy curry with tender chicken in a luscious sauce. This recipe transforms it into a creamy, spoonable soup that’s even more irresistible.
I love that it’s a clever way to stretch your dinner. What used to feed two people now easily serves four.
11. Palak Soup
Palak soup is my go to when I want a vibrant green bowl of pure comfort. It’s made mostly with spinach, but don’t you dare call it boring.
Oh, it’s absolutely bursting with flavor! The secret is blending tender spinach with heavy cream and thickening it all with sweet gram flour. A crack of black pepper adds just the right gentle heat, making every spoonful deeply soothing.
12. Indian Spiced Pumpkin Soup
Pumpkin soup already owns fall, but I just know you’ll fall even harder when you load it up with extra spices. There’s truly nothing better than curling up with a warm bowl on a chilly, rainy evening. It’s already cozy, but kicking it up with more aromatic spices makes it absolutely irresistible.
13. Mulligatawny Soup
Mulligatawny soup is this dreamy coconut curry number packed with lentils, carrots, and apples. I know, it sounds a little surprising, but trust me, those flavors come together beautifully. It’s officially a soup, yet it’s so thick and creamy you could call it a stew and nobody would argue.
14. Garam Masala Carrot Soup
This carrot soup gets a playful Indian makeover and I am here for it. Coconut milk and a medley of Indian spices take it from plain to absolutely brilliant.
First, you roast carrots and onions until they’re deeply caramelized and sweet. Then you bathe them in a fragrant mix of garam masala, cayenne, coconut oil, and a pinch of salt.
15. Indian Tomato Soup
Indian tomato soup starts off like your favorite classic tomato soup, then gets a serious upgrade with a generous hit of Indian spices. You get this gorgeous mix of warming and refreshing notes that will absolutely tickle your taste buds. Purists might say it’s not truly authentic, but I promise, one spoonful is all it takes to win you over.
16. Aloo Curry (Indian Potato Soup)
Aloo curry is a potato soup built on a curry base that I find ridiculously addictive. It’s wild how something as simple as potatoes, curry, and a handful of Indian spices can turn into the most sinfully delicious bowl. It’s so rich, so creamy, and so hearty that you might just forget it’s meant to be a starter and make it your whole meal.
17. Indian Butternut Squash Curry Soup
This butternut squash curry soup is everything: creamy, earthy, and pure comfort in a bowl. It’s the Indian American starter you didn’t know you were missing. Loaded with sweet butternut squash, carrots, curry, and a warm blend of Indian spices, it’s simply wonderful.
18. Noodle Soup with Mixed Vegetables
This noodle soup stands out from the rest with its light, clear broth, but don’t think for a second it’s shy on flavor. There’s a gorgeous umami depth with a bright tangy note underneath.
It’s another Indo Chinese fusion that’ll win over your heart. Mushrooms, bok choy, green beans, cabbage, corn. This one’s absolutely loaded with flavor and texture.