Spiced Pumpkin Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 1/2 lbs pumpkin, cleaned and cut in chunks
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 large apple, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 liter chicken stock or 1 liter vegetable stock
• lemon juice
• chopped parsley or coriander, to serve
• sour cream (optional)

Recipe

• 1 melt the butter in the pan you are making the soup in, fry the onion and garlic for 2 minutes, add the curry, cumin and cayenne pepper, fry a few minutes more.
• 2 add the pumpkin and the apple, mix, and then add the stock.
• 3 bring to the boil, lower the heat and simmer for 40 to 50 minutes.
• 4 i use a hand-held blender to blend the soup but otherwise let the soup cool and blend in the food processor.
• 5 add the lemon juice and check the seasoning.
• 6 serve with the parsley sprinkled over, sour cream (or yoghurt) and nice bread.
• 7 for vegetarian use vegetable stock.