Pumpkin Soup
Easy Pumpkin Soup Recipe with Hot Chili
This easy pumpkin soup recipe is ideal if you are short of time or if you are new to making pumpkin soup recipes. With only a few ingredients, this soup is simple to put together. Like with many easy soup recipes containing chili, you can add more or less chili, depending how spicy or mild you palate is. If you are making this for kids, you might want to leave out the chili altogether or just use a tiny bit.
The flavor of this pumpkin soup recipe is stunning and with the combination of strong garlic and chili with mild, creamy coconut milk and aromatic cilantro, you have a winning dish if you make this. Thai pumpkin soup recipes often feature other Thai style ingredients like peanuts, Thai noodles, lime juice, lemongrass and fish or chicken but we are keeping things simple with this easy pumpkin soup recipe, rather than overcomplicating a naturally fine recipe.
This soup is primarily Thai in style but it is an especially easy way to make Thai pumpkin soup. Keep the water you cook the pumpkin in because you can add some to the soup if it is too thick. Remember that you need it thick enough for the pumpkin seeds, chili slices, and cilantro to sit on top though.
Coconut Pumpkin Soup with Garlic and Chili
Ingredients -
1 big pumpkin, de-seeded and chopped
1 can coconut milk
1 red chili, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
Handful cilantro leaves
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
12 roast pumpkin seeds for garnish
Preparation:
Boil the pumpkin chunks until soft.
Puree the garlic, all but a few slices of chili, salt, pepper, and half the cilantro in a blender until well mixed.
Drain the cooking water from the pumpkin and keep it.
Blend the pumpkin with the chili mixture in the blender, and then put it back in the pan with the coconut milk. If the soup is too thick, add some of the cooking water to thin it.
Serve in soup bowls, with some chili slices and pumpkin seeds on top and the rest of the cilantro leaves.
(Serves 4)
Photo Description:
This thick and creamy pumpkin soup recipe has a great chili, pumpkin seed, and cilantro garnish and the soup itself is flavored with garlic, chili, coconut milk, and pumpkin. This soup is proof that sometimes the simplest pumpkin soup recipes can be the best and whether you are a cooking novice or a seasoned chef you will find this easy pumpkin soup recipe delightful to prepare. Serve it with bread or crackers for dipping. You might like to serve some sour cream on the side as a mouth cooler, especially if you make the soup quite spicy. People can then help themselves to the cream if they want some.
