Apple Pumpkin Soup

apple pumpkin soup

Apples add just a hint of sweetness to this healthy velvety pumpkin soup. Try it as a delightful first course for a special meal served with garlic bread.

Ingredients

Chopped onion                          1 tbsp

Chopped garlic                          1 tsp

Chopped ginger                         1 tsp

Red chilli powder                       1 tsp

Turmeric powder                        1 tsp

Coriander powder                       1 tsp

Crushed black pepper                 to taste

Chopped apple                          1 cup

Salt                                          to taste

Oil                                            1 tsp

Chopped pumpkin                      1 cup

Oatmeal                                    1 – 2 tbsp

For garnish

Crushed black pepper                 to taste

Chopped celery                          1 tbsp

Parmesan cheese                       to taste

Garlic bread                               as required

Degi mirch                                 a pinch

Olive oil                                     as required

           

Method

Heat olive oil in a pan, add chopped garlic chopped ginger, chopped onion and sauté.

Then add chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, crushed black pepper and mix well.

Add chopped apple and stir well.

add apple

Add chopped pumpkin, salt and mix well.

add pumpkin 

Then add water and cover - cook for 5 – 7 minutes.

cook 

Open cover and keep aside some of this mixture in a small bowl for garnish.

kepp aside some mixture

Now blend the pan mixture with water.

blend

Then stain the blended mixture.

stain the mixture

Pour this stained soup in pan and boil.

pour the mixture

Add oatmeal, crushed black pepper, chopped celery, parmesan cheese and salt and let it cook.

prepare soup

Remove the soup in a bowl.

Now mash the remaining pan mixture with parmesan cheese and chopped celery.

mash the mixture with cheese and celery

Then put the mixture in a ring mould and prepare a timber.

Place it in a soup bowl and serve garlic bread in a plate.

timble by mixture and garlic bread 

Pour the soup in the bowl from the sides of the timble and decorate with lemon wedge, degi mirch and celery.

the garnished apple pumpkin soup