Cold Curried Banana Soup

I rarely eat cold soups but there was one I used to make for the restaurant I worked at. I never had a soup like this before and I fell madly in love with it. I ate this every single day we had it on the menu. And for a long time I was the only one in the place that knew how to make it. I left and came back to that job a couple yrs later. Someone mentioned it and the chef wanted to put it on the menu again but no one knew how...............hehehe except me. You see I would wander around that kitchen and make sure to write down the recipes for everything there that we made, that I just loved. Dont skip the mango chutney.....you will be sorry you did.

And so here's the recipe:

Curried Banana Soup

Oil
1 lg. onion, peeled and sliced
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
3 c. chicken stock
I 1/2 tsp. curry powder
4 bananas, peeled
Sour cream or creme fraiche
Mango Chutney
Toasted sliced almonds

Drizzle a bit of oil in a stock pot. Saute onions and garlic. Add all ingredients except last 3. Those will be your toppings. Cook 10 minutes , then puree the soup. Chill.

When ready to serve top cold soup with a dollop of sour cream, mango chutney and sprinkle on a few toasted almonds.

*The garlic is optional but not the onion. You want to saute them till soft.