Rich, creamy and healthy Pumpkin Soup to warm up your cold day. This sweet and mildly spiced Pumpkin Soup can be had as an evening appetizer or with a meal. This is super easy to prepare with the available ingredients in the pantry.
Winter started here in UAE and I wanted something warm to enjoy the cold winter evening. Hence made this delicious Pumpkin Soup. You can whip up this delicious soup with in 15 mins. Either pressure cook pumpkin as shown here or you can cook it in a kadai for 15 mins. You can use either black pepper or white pepper powder according to your taste. My mixer can withstand heat. If your mixer does not support heat, cool the pumpkin mixture completely and then grind it in the mixer. If required reheat the soup and serve it hot. Now let us see how to prepare this recipe.
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- 250 gms Pumpkin/Pusanikai
- 1 Onion slit length wise
- 1 Bay Leaf
- 3 Garlic pods
- 1/2 tsp Pepper powder
- salt to taste
- 1 tbsp Butter
- 1 tbsp Fresh cream to garnish
- 1 Mint leaf to garnish
- Peel the skin, remove the seeds and cut pumpkin to a one inch size. Heat a pressure cooker and add butter. Once butter melts add bay leaf and saute for a min. Then add garlic pods and saute until it turns golden brown. Then add onion and saute until it turns translucent. Now add diced pumpkins and saute for a min.
- Now add a cup of water, salt to taste, pepper powder and mix well. Bring the water to boil. Then close lid and pressure cook pumpkin for 2 whistles. Switch off the flame and let the pressure release completely.
- Now open the lid. Discard the bay leaf. Pour the pressure cooked pumpkin in the mixer and grind it to a smooth paste. Serve hot topped with fresh cream, mint leaf and pepper powder.
- Either pressure cook pumpkin as shown here or you can cook it in a kadai for 15 mins.
- You can use either black pepper or white pepper powder according to your taste.
- My mixer can withstand heat. If your mixer does not support heat, cool the pumpkin mixture completely and then grind it in the mixer. If required reheat the soup and serve it hot.
Rich, creamy and healthy Pumpkin Soup is ready to relish.
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