Green Pea Soup Recipe

INGREDIENTS

• 3 tablespoons fresh ginger, well chopped
• 10 sm-med cloves garlic, smashed and peeled
• 2 serrano chiles, stemmed and chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin, plus more to serve
• 3 tablespoons ghee or sunflower oil
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 4 1/2 cups good-tasting vegetable stock or water
• 3 1/2 cups / 500 g / 18 oz shelled fresh or frozen peas
• 1 teaspoon sea salt, or to taste
• a squeeze of fresh lemon juice
• 8 fresh mint leaves, slivered
• pan-fried paneed, queso fresco, or haloumi, cut into tiny cubes - optional