Asian pumpkin soup

 

I love pumpkin soup, this is my favourite variation. I used laksa paste this time but red curry paste or green curry paste also work well.

Ingredients
* 1/4 chopped pumpkin (2cm cubes)
* 1/2 Spanish onion diced
* 2 tsp ground coriander
* 2 tsp ground cumin
* 3 tbsp curry paste
* 1 or 2 tsp palm sugar
* fresh chilies to taste
* 1 tsp garlic
* water
* 1/2 can Coconut milk
* 1 tbs oil
* 1/2 bunch coriander -roots finely chopped and leaves picked and roughly chopped
* 1 apple

Sauté the onion and garlic with oil, add spices and curry paste and coriander roots (and chilli if using) and stir 

add pumpkin and stir.

Add water to cover and set to a high simmer until pumpkin is soft. Add extra water if required as the pumpkin is cooking

Once soft blitz the soup with a Bamix until smooth

Add 1tspn palm sugar and half the coconut milk. taste and add more sugar, coconut milk and or water to suit your personal preference

Lastly, grate one apple into the soup. Stir and serve garnished with lots of coriander, sprinkled with dukka if you like or with a splash of coconut cream or milk... Or with coriander pesto.

Ba xx