During our last trip to a nearby
farm for buying vegetables, our eyes fell on a glistening rotund green pumpkin
peeping out of the thick foliage on the thatched roof of our farmer. Having
confirmed that it was a green pumpkin (because it is unusual to find one at
this time of the year as the pumpkins are red and ripening on the roof for
winters), we requested him to give us and he agreed. Thanking him for his
generosity and feeling lucky, we decided to make pumpkin soup. According to
Ayurveda, fresh vegetables have maximum prana (life force) and hence veggies
should be consumed as soon as they are separated from the plant.
With few carrots and an onion, we
made Pumpkin Carrot Soup. Simple, nourishing and wholesome!
Pumpkin Carrot Soup
Ingredients
500 gms green pumpkin
(about half of the medium sized pumpkin)
2 carrots
1 medium size onion
4 to 5 cloves of
garlic
½ teaspoon turmeric
powder
3 cups of water
1 ½ cup of milk
1 tablespoon olive
oil
Pepper powder to
sprinkle
Salt and sugar to
taste
Method
Wash and cut pumpkin
into half. Scoop out the seeds. Chop into small pieces.
Peel and wash carrots.
Chop into small pieces.
Slice onions and
mince garlic.
Heat oil in the pan.
Add onion and fry till translucent. Add garlic. Add turmeric.
Add chopped pumpkin
and carrots. Add salt. Cook for 5 minutes.
Add water and sugar cook
till pumpkin and carrots become tender.
Blend the cooked
vegetables with warm milk.
Sprinkle pepper
before serving. Serve hot with bread or enjoy plain.
My notes: Adjust
water according to your liking for thick or not so thick soup. Above recipe
gives a thick soup. Adjust salt and sugar according to taste. Add more garlic
if you love a garlicky soup.
This recipe can be veganised easily. Add coconut milk in
place of milk.
Coconut milk is lovely but does add a distinctive coconut taste to pumpkin soup. Whenever I add coconut milk I add spices as well as Thai coconut pumpkin soup is amazing. I tend to add a little nut cream or sesame milk to my pumpkin soup to give it added creaminess once I serve it. I just saw a wonderful recipe for pumpkin peanut soup. It looked amazing and the peanuts (when finely ground to paste) would give it a lovely creaminess. There is always that gorgeous pumpkin soup that they make in Africa with peanuts as well. I think I know what to do with one of my pumpkins this evening now :)
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