Spicy Coconut and Pumpkin Soup with Sesame Salt
Pumpkin is one vegetable that is most symbolic of the autumn season – it makes us think of harvest, winter-breaks, of frost, of longer nights and shorter days and the onset of winter. Yet somehow, the only way we consume it is in the form of a pie bought from the store! But pumpkin can be used in a lot of different recipes.
Pumpkin is a wonder vegetable. Chock full of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and fiber and very low in fat, this vegetable has caught the imagination of a lot of health conscious people. Pumpkins are not only full of vitamin A and antioxidant carotenoids, particularly alpha and beta-carotenes, they are a wonderful source of vitamins C, E, and K, and lots of minerals (magnesium, potassium, and iron). Add to this the goodness of coconuts and you have a delectable, easy to make and extremely nutritious broth to fill you up!
The following is an easy step by step process of making the Spicy Coconut and Pumpkin Sesame salt conveniently in your own home. So this season, let go of the urge to grab a packaged, powdered soup and make your own healthy real soup.
INGREDIENTS:
| Pumpkin | 1 medium |
| Butter | 125g |
| Flour | 4 tbsp |
| Coconut Milk | 150 ml |
| Garlic (Finely crushed) | 2 cloves |
| Onions (Finely Sliced) | 2 large |
| Chili powder | ½ tsp |
| Black Pepper Powder | ½ tsp |
| Vegetable stock | 1200 ml |
| Sesame Salt | to taste |
| Olive Oil | 2 tbsp |
| Bread for croutons | - |
METHOD:
- Slice a small lid from the stop of the pumpkin and remove as much flesh as is possible without damaging the skin of the pumpkin. Chop the flesh roughly, then cook gently in enough water to cover until just tender. Drain and keep the liquor.
- Melt the butter and oil in a deep heavy pan and gently cook the onion and garlic.
- Liquidize or process the pumpkin flesh and add the molten fat, the vegetable stock and the seasoning. Simmer while stirring often.
- Add as much pumpkin liquor as you need to thin the soup. Stir in the coconut milk gently and season well.
- Serve with fried bread croutons
The pumpkin can be conveniently pureed at home, using a mixer grinder. Because the pumpkin stock can be made, frozen and stored, the pumpkin soup can be made all year round.
If it suits your taste, you can also put desiccated coconut or freshly grated coconut to your soup. This will add to the fiber content and make your soup chewy.
It is a popular soup, especially during the Thanksgiving festival in the United States.
This vegetarian soup is ideal for the holiday and festive season. A pumpkin can be a great excuse for buying a large pumpkin at Halloween. You can also keep the children quiet by letting them cut a face into the pumpkin shell!
- Nikita Sarin
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