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PUMPKIN AND DRIED PEA SOUP

Jan-12-2016
Simi Jois
20 minutes
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
4 People
Serves
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ABOUT PUMPKIN AND DRIED PEA SOUP RECIPE

Creamy delicious vegan pumpkin and dried pea soup

Recipe Tags

  • Veg
  • Easy
  • Others
  • Blending
  • Boiling
  • Sauteeing
  • Appetizers
  • Healthy

Ingredients Serving: 4

  1. 1 cup dried yellow peas*, you can use the green too (vatana) soaked for 2-3 hours
  2. 2 cups cubed pumpkin ( the bright orange one)
  3. 1 big tomato
  4. 1 small red onion
  5. 1 inch ginger
  6. 1 garlic clove
  7. 1/2 tsp red chili powder
  8. 1/2 tsp garam masala
  9. Salt to taste
  10. 1 tbsp olive oil
  11. 1-2 cup vegetable broth
  12. For the masala croutons
  13. 2 slices bread preferably thick crust
  14. 1/2 tsp garam masala
  15. chili flakes to taste
  16. zest of lemon
  17. Salt to taste
  18. cilantro finely chopped
  19. 2 tbsp olive oil

Instructions

  1. Cook the dried yellow peas in a pressure cooker or slow cooker or on stove top till tender. Keep aside. Make sure the peas are cooked
  2. Saute the onion, ginger and garlic in olive oil till lightly roasted, add salt and let it sweat, add tomatoes and reduce it, now add the red chili powder and garam masala and let the spices bloom.
  3. Add the chopped pumpkin, roast till it cooks. Now add the cooked peas and Roast for a bit.
  4. Now pour the veggie broth and let it boil for a minute. Puree the mixture, Adjust the spices and salt and the consistency of soup. Add more broth if you find it too thick
  5. Garnish with the masala croutons and serve hot.
  6. Masala croutons Slice the bread into squares - bite size. Heat olive oil, add spices and let the spices bloom - do not burn the spices. Add the bread and roast on low flame. Add zest of lime and cilantro and toss. Use with soup.

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Mala Pahl
Nov-09-2016
Mala Pahl   Nov-09-2016

Ritu Sharma
Jan-14-2016
Ritu Sharma   Jan-14-2016

A definite must try this winter!

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