Magic Pumpkin Soup

Name: Magic Pumpkin Soup
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 cups pumpkin; 2 large carrots; 1 stalk celery; 1/4 cup onion; 2 cloves garlic; 2 tablespoons fresh ginger; 3/4 tsp clove; 4 black cardomom pods peeled and ground; 5 green cardomom pods peeled and ground; Dash of chili flakes or fresh hot pepper; Chipotle powder or puree (to taste); 1 tsp sugar; 1 lime juiced, and a wedge for garnish; Dash of heavy cream (optional); Salt to taste; Pepper to taste

5 steps

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:37:16 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories64.7 kcal (3%)

Total Fat0.4 g (1%)

Carbs15.5 g (6%)

Sugars6.7 g (7%)

Protein2.1 g (4%)

Sodium227.7 mg (11%)

Fiber2.4 g (9%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

4 cupspumpkin

¼ cuponion

2 tablespoonsfresh ginger

¾ tspclove

1 tspsugar

juiced, and a wedge for garnish

Instructions

Step 1

Peel and cube pumpkin. Medium to fine chop onion, carrot, and celery. Mince garlic and ginger. Prep your spices.

Step 2

Add onions to generous amount of heated oil in pan and saute until it begins to be golden. Then add minced ginger, and let it just begin to brown before adding cardomom and clove, then immediately add minced garlic, the carrot, celery, pumpkin, and a dash of salt to sweat down.

Step 3

Steam and stir occasionally until veggies are soft, add chili pepper or flakes, and sugar

Step 4

Add a cup or two of water (or broth), depending on your preference of thickness. Bring to boil

Step 5

Puree with blender, then add lime juice, chipotle, splash of cream, and any final seasonings