Chilled Indian-Spiced Tomato Soup with Crabmeat

Ingredients

• 1 pound fresh crabmeat
• 3 pounds plum tomatoes
• 1 pound red bell peppers
• 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 1 teaspoon yellow mustard seeds
• 1 tablespoon fennel seeds
• + 12 more ingredients
• • 1 tablespoon coriander seeds
  • 1 tablespoon cumin seeds
  • fresh chives
  • radishes
  • 1 ¾ cups fresh fennel bulb
  • 1 cup carrots
  • 2 teaspoons hot pepper sauce
  • 5 ¼ cups vegetable broth
  • 6 garlic cloves
  • ¼ cup fresh ginger
  • 1 ½ cups onion
  • 2 cups celery

Toast all ingredients in heavy medium skillet over medium heat until spices darken slightly in color and start to pop, stirring occasionally, about 7 minutes. Cool in skillet. Transfer to spice mill and grind finely. Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add celery, onion, and carrot...

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