i made a big pot of this african peanut soup -- upped the heat a little with the chilli powder but that's just personal taste -- this soup is amazing. Extremely simple to make and the peanut butter adds a brilliant texture and flavour -- makes it that much more wholesome. I substituted half of the passata with pelati(canned peeled tomatoes which i cut up roughly while still in the tin) to get a bit more tomato texture in there but still added some passata to contribute to the thickness of the soup. The rice was a great addition (gives you something to munch and makes it much more filling)- Brown rice is essential (basmati would get far too overcooked) as it can take a lot more cooking than white rice (essential for eating any leftover soup the day after..i personally have a very low tolerance for soggy rice). We have a brand called GoodEarth where i live (Malta,Europe) who sell an organic brown short grain rice which takes a lot of cooking to get soggy and has a wonderfully nutty flavour that adds to the nuttiness of this soup even more!! . As you can probably gather i really enjoyed this soup! It was also the first soup i ever made solo so difficulty rating definitely leaning heavily towards the easy side as the result was absolutely great first off. If you love hot wholesome soup, peanut butter and spices this is an absolute dream.