Pumpkin Soup Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Serves 3
Pumpkin Soup Ingredients
2 cups red pumpkin (bhopla / kaddu) cubes
1 tsp low fat butter
¼ cup finely chopped onions
Salt and freshly ground black pepper (kalimirch) to taste
1 tsp dried oregano
Method
1.To make the pumpkin soup, heat the butter in a deep non-stick pan, add the onions and sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute.
2. Add the pumpkin and cook on a medium flame for 3 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
3. Add 3 cups of hot water, salt and pepper and mix well.
4. Cover with a lid and cook on a medium flame for 10 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
5. Remove from the flame and keep aside to cool completely.
6. Once cooled, blend in a mixer till smooth.
7.Transfer the mixture back into the same deep non-stick pan, add the oregano and mix well.
8.Cook on a medium flame for 1 minute or till it comes to boil, while stirring continuously.
9. Serve immediately.