Spicy Thai Pumpkin Soup
Roasted pumpkin puree and coconut milk based soup infused with spicy Thai red curry paste, turmeric, onions, garlic and ginger
Ingredients
- 4 cup Pumpkin puree I like to roast pumpkin at 350° F for an hour and use puree from that
- 13.5 oz Low Fat Coconut Milk
- 1 Fresh Hot Red Chili
- 1 tbsp Red Thai Curry Paste
- ¾ cup Chopped Yellow Onion
- 1 tbsp Minced Garlic
- 1 tbsp Grated Ginger
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 tbsp Salt or as per taste
- ¼ tsp Ground Black Pepper
- 1 Lime
- 2-3 cup Low Sodium Vegetable Broth or water, more or less based on desired consistency
- ½ tsp Turmeric Powder
Garnishing
- 2 tbsp Sriracha Sauce optional
- 4 tsp Vegan Cream store bought vegan cream or cashew cream (cashew + ACV + lime juice + salt + water), completely optional
- 4 tbsp Pumpkin Seeds
- 1 Sliced Fresh Hot Red Chili
Instructions
- Heat 2 tbsp of olive oil in a deep large pan.
- Saute chopped yellow onions and sliced hot red chili until onions are translucent.
- Saute minced garlic and grate ginger with translucent onions for few minutes until the raw smell of garlic goes away, making sure it does not get burn.
- Saute one tbsp of red Thai curry paste and ½ tsp of turmeric powder for 2-3 minutes, making sure it does not get burn.
- Once the curry paste is sautéed, add pureed pumpkin to the pan and saute it for 4-5 minutes on medium heat.
- Once the pumpkin puree is cooked for 4-5 minutes, add low fat coconut milk and mix it very well.
- Add 2 cups (more or less based on desired consistency) of low sodium vegetable broth or water, salt and pepper to the soup and mix it well.
- Use a handy mixer or a blender to blend the soup and make it creamy. Next step is to bring soup to boil.
- Once it comes to boil, lower the heat and let it simmer for 10-12 minutes on low-medium heat.
- Add juice of one fresh lime and mix it well. Taste the soup and add additional seasoning if desire.
- Serve it hot equally in 4-5 soup bowls and garnish it with sliced red hot pepper, raw or roasted pumpkin seeds, sriracha sauce and vegan crema (blend of cashew + ACV + lime juice + salt + water). This step is optional.
