Spicy Pumpkin Soup
A hearty soup with a combination of aromatic spices and flavours for all to enjoy.
Servings
6
people
Cook Time
30 – 60
minutes
Servings
6
people
Cook Time
30 – 60
minutes
Ingredients
800 g –
1 kg
pumpkin
½
small carrot
1
pn
Asafoetida
2
medium potatoes
500
mL
water
240
mL
dairy cream
½
tsp
salt
½
tsp
curry powder/spices
½
tsp
ground ginger powder
Vegetable oil for frying
Optional
Use coconut milk instead of dairy cream.
Add fresh ginger, garlic and onions when frying.
Add coriander and lime to garnish.
Instructions
Clean the pumpkin and potatoes, cut them into cubes of similar size, and add to boiling water and cook until it soft.
Separately, fry the peeled and finely chopped carrot in vegetable oil with asafoetida, curry spices and ground ginger powder.
Add the fried carrot mix to the saucepan of cooked pumpkin and potatoes and allow to simmer for a few minutes.
Remove saucepan from the heat, pour mixture into the blender, and blend until it becomes a smooth puree.
Season the soup with salt, add the cream of your choice and stir it in.
Boil the soup for a further 10 minutes or till cooked.
Pour pumpkin soup into a plate and serve with a sprinkling of croutons made of rye or bread.