What to do when too much chilli in the soup?

[CeeMH]

I accidentally added about a dessert spoonful of chilli powder to my soup thinking it was coriander. I have tried adding milk, yoghurt and a second lot of soup with no seasoning to cool the soup down but it is still very hot. Any more suggestions as to what I can do to make it edible?

[BBWCHATT]

Sour cream and/or mayo will cool it down a bit Cee.

[BBWCHATT]

A can or two of Cream of Mushroom Soup will cool it down a bit too.

[ShawTee7]

Just kick back and enjoy!!

[zimzam]

Some milk will cool it (works with a blazing hot curry also)

[CeeMH]

Thanks bbwchatt for both your suggestions - I like the mushroom soup idea particularly.

[bednobs]

sugar will take the heat out of chilli

[joannasevs]

I agree with Bedknobs, sugar will take the heat out of a range of dishes

[redpinewood]

Soup has probably been drunk by now, but coconut milk will cool down chilli!

[CeeMH]

No - I now have so much soup that there is plenty left! Thanks for the suggestion of sugar - will try that and as I also have a tin of coconut milk I can try that too!

[BBWCHATT]

Cee - I have laughed so much about this soup of yours - we have all done that kind of thing, that is why it is so funny:)

You didn't tell us what kind of soup it is - is it one that you could serve some of it over rice or pasta of some kind or put some potatoes in? Maybe just use it for a sauce instead of a soup?:)

[CeeMH]

It was just common or garden vegetable soup which I usually cheer up by adding powdered cumin and coriander to in order to make it more interesting. However, I had decanted both some coriander and some chilli powder into similar containers and so lavishly sprinked what I thought was coriander only to find it was the chilli powder!

If I added some more thickening e.g. potatoes and possibly some more tomatoes and tomato paste I could use it as a sauce on pasta or similar. However, I think the mushroom soup and coconut milk would both make it more interesting and less hot!