Spicy Pumpkin Soup
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
5
ingredients
- 1 kg pumpkin
- 2 parsnips, chopped
- 2 medium potatoes, chopped
- 2 onions, peeled and cut into 4 pieces
- 1 carrot, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 teaspoon grated ginger
- 1 teaspoon curry powder or 1 teaspoon curry paste
- 1 chili, chopped (optional)
- 2 liters water
- 1⁄2 cup low-fat yogurt
directions
- Peel pumpkin with a sharp knife.
- Remove the seeds.
- Chop the pumpkin flesh roughly.
- Place pumpkin, parsnip, potato, onion, carrot, garlic, ginger, curry powder, chilli and water in a large saucepan.
- Cover and bring to boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes or until all vegetables are tender and about to fall apart.
- Puree the soup using a hand-held blender in the saucepan.
- Or puree in batches in a blender or food processor.
- Taste and if required, add freshly ground black pepper or extra chilli.
- Serve pumpkin in bowls with a swirl of yoghurt on top or stir yoghurt through soup.
- Note: For dinner with guests, you might want to serve the soup in individual golden nugget pumpkins.
- Drop pumpkins into boiling water and cook for 2 minutes.
- Remove and cut each pumpkin across horizontally at the top to create a lid and a pumpkin bowl.
- Remove the seeds at the core of the pumpkin bowl and pour in the hot soup with a swirl of yoghurt on top.
- Garnish with corriander or mint leaves over the top.
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Reviews
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An average pumpkin soup. Really didn't do anything for me, must admit did not add the chilli, maybe this is what was missing, as it wasn't really that spicy. Then again I am not a spicy person. Tried a small bowl with yoghurt swirled through. Will give that a miss. Had on hand a small portion of cream and sour cream mixed together, (Left over from a dessert I am making. A higher ratio of cream than sour cream) This certainly lifted the taste. Gave it a smoother texture and a slightly sweeter taste. More to my liking.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Kim Ong
Singapore
Hi, this is Kim. I'm from Singapore. Unlike most of you, I am not a chef,
but I love good food. Thank you for sharing your recipe with me.