Thursday, April 28, 2011

Soup - Pumpkin Soup

Pumpkin is good for health and loved by many. Pumpkin is a vegetable with rich vital anti-oxidants and low in calories, have a good source of vitamins such as vitamin A, zanxathins and carotenes.  It’s one of the popular vegetables in the market, its natural golden color flesh is sweet and creamy. 
Sources of protein, minerals and omega-3 fatty acids can be found in pumpkin seeds which are also good for heart health.
There are many delicacies you can make out from pumpkin - pumpkin soup, fried pumpkin dish, pumpkin porridge, pumpkin steamed cakes, etc.

Pumpkin Soup
Pumpkin Soup


Thick Pumpkin Soup




Ingredients:
1/2 pumpkin
2 cloves of garlic
2 tablespoon flour
1 small cube of butter
1 teaspoon chicken stock


Methods:

  1. Skinned the pumpkin, cut into pieces.
  2. Fried the garlic with pumpkin, add a little bit of water and cook till pumpkin soft.
  3. Use the juice blender - first pour a cup of water, add 2 tablespoonful of flour, and blend it.
  4. Then put the cooked pumpkin into the blender and grind till fine.
  5. Pour the well mixed pumpkin paste back the saucepan and cook it under slow fire.
  6. Add chicken stock and butter.

Serve hot. Goes well with toasted bread.

It's just delicious! Yummy.... yummy!

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