Hi guys,
Few days back I was so bored and was nothing much to do. Was seating in room and chatting online with one of friend from India. After hours of chatting with my friend I was hungry and wanted to go out to get something. I ask my housemate whether she wants something to eat from supermarket. But she said she had some vegetables and I can use them. She was having pumpkin, carrots, and potatoes. She told me I can use them to cook something for us. She was having exams and don't have time to cook.
So after thinking for sometime I thought to make pumpkin soup. I never cooked pumpkin soup before it was my first time and was excited to see how it will come out. Most of the time my first time cooking are turned into disasters. But now things are going to change... !!!yeahhh....
The pumpkin soup which I made was turned up so perfect that I can't resists my self from sharing that recipe with you all.. it's quit a simple recipe, nothing complicated at all..
Ingredient:
Pumpkin - 1 kg
Olive Oil/ Vegetable oil- 2 to 3 tea spoon
Butter- 10 gms
Onion- 1 large, sliced
Potatoes- 2 chopped into cubes
Carrots- 2 to 3 cut
Leek or spinach- 1 finely chopped
Turmeric Powder- 1/2 tea spoon
Coriander Powder- 1 tea spoon
Ginger and Garlic paste- 2 tea spoon
Black pepper seeds- 8-10 crushed
Cloves- 4-5 crushed
cardamom- 3-4 crushed
Chicken/ Vegetable stock- 4 cubes dissolved in 1 L water
OR just plain water should be fine.
Plain flour - as required to thicken the soup.
Salt- as required
Method:
1. Heat oil in large saucepan, add onion and leek/ spinach and saute for 1 min.
2. Turn down the heat to low and continue to saute onion and leek for further 2-3 min until softens.
3. Add butter
4. Add ginger garlic paste and saute for 1 min.
5. Add turmeric powder and coriander powder.
5. Add crushed Black pepper seeds, cloves, and cardamom.
6. Add, pumpkin, potatoes, carrots (or any vegetables u prefer), saute for one minute and add 500 ml of water and bring it to boil.
7. Once started to boil, add 800 ml of chicken/ vegetable stock or plain water, cover the sauce pan and continue on simmer for 30 minutes.
8. Keep on stirring in between and add remaining stock or water as required.
9. To thicken the soup add 2 tsp of plain flour and mixed immediately to avoid clumps. Keep adding plain four on how much thickener you wanted your soup. Continue on simmer for 5-10 minutes.
10. Alternatively you can you thickened cream to thicken your soup. (If you are using cream do not heat for long time now and turn off heat after 2-3 minute).
11. Taste the soup and add salt as required. Turn off heat.
12. Serve hot with garlic bread or toasted wholemeal bread.
Tan.. tan naaa... and delicious pumpkin soup Is ready. After this I have made pumpkin soup couple of time following same recipe and always it turned out be excellent.. and I hope it will be same for you as well..
Enjoy cooking..
Remember quote: " ANYONE CAN COOK" from movie RARATOUILLE..
as always .. have a good day..
Few days back I was so bored and was nothing much to do. Was seating in room and chatting online with one of friend from India. After hours of chatting with my friend I was hungry and wanted to go out to get something. I ask my housemate whether she wants something to eat from supermarket. But she said she had some vegetables and I can use them. She was having pumpkin, carrots, and potatoes. She told me I can use them to cook something for us. She was having exams and don't have time to cook.
So after thinking for sometime I thought to make pumpkin soup. I never cooked pumpkin soup before it was my first time and was excited to see how it will come out. Most of the time my first time cooking are turned into disasters. But now things are going to change... !!!yeahhh....
The pumpkin soup which I made was turned up so perfect that I can't resists my self from sharing that recipe with you all.. it's quit a simple recipe, nothing complicated at all..
Ingredient:
Pumpkin - 1 kg
Olive Oil/ Vegetable oil- 2 to 3 tea spoon
Butter- 10 gms
Onion- 1 large, sliced
Potatoes- 2 chopped into cubes
Carrots- 2 to 3 cut
Leek or spinach- 1 finely chopped
Turmeric Powder- 1/2 tea spoon
Coriander Powder- 1 tea spoon
Ginger and Garlic paste- 2 tea spoon
Black pepper seeds- 8-10 crushed
Cloves- 4-5 crushed
cardamom- 3-4 crushed
Chicken/ Vegetable stock- 4 cubes dissolved in 1 L water
OR just plain water should be fine.
Plain flour - as required to thicken the soup.
Salt- as required
Method:
1. Heat oil in large saucepan, add onion and leek/ spinach and saute for 1 min.
2. Turn down the heat to low and continue to saute onion and leek for further 2-3 min until softens.
3. Add butter
4. Add ginger garlic paste and saute for 1 min.
5. Add turmeric powder and coriander powder.
5. Add crushed Black pepper seeds, cloves, and cardamom.
6. Add, pumpkin, potatoes, carrots (or any vegetables u prefer), saute for one minute and add 500 ml of water and bring it to boil.
7. Once started to boil, add 800 ml of chicken/ vegetable stock or plain water, cover the sauce pan and continue on simmer for 30 minutes.
8. Keep on stirring in between and add remaining stock or water as required.
9. To thicken the soup add 2 tsp of plain flour and mixed immediately to avoid clumps. Keep adding plain four on how much thickener you wanted your soup. Continue on simmer for 5-10 minutes.
10. Alternatively you can you thickened cream to thicken your soup. (If you are using cream do not heat for long time now and turn off heat after 2-3 minute).
11. Taste the soup and add salt as required. Turn off heat.
12. Serve hot with garlic bread or toasted wholemeal bread.
Tan.. tan naaa... and delicious pumpkin soup Is ready. After this I have made pumpkin soup couple of time following same recipe and always it turned out be excellent.. and I hope it will be same for you as well..
Enjoy cooking..
Remember quote: " ANYONE CAN COOK" from movie RARATOUILLE..
as always .. have a good day..
