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Red Pumpkin & Chickpea Soup




Lunch on any weekday (alone) is always uneventful. I usually eat quick bite while watching television. I get excited to cook on weekends when I and hubby eat together. These days we eat out in the patio as it is warm and sunny. For most parts of the world summer has begin but down here  it’s cold so we enjoy the sun.
I made red pumpkin soup around 4ish. This is the time when you don’t feel like having coffee but still crave for something to fill your bellies. Hubby would have preferred a pack of Doritos but I wanted to make something healthy.
There is nothing in it that is exotic or unavailable. You can even make this for dinner parties and trust me everyone will love it and you can pat yourself on the back, because it's just so easy… minimalist cooking.

Ingredients

Red pumpkin (diced) 1 cup
Boiled chickpea ½ cup
Garlic cloves 5 to 6
Fresh cream 1 tablespoon
Olive oil 2 tablespoons
Black pepper powder 1 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Water 1 ½ cups





In a pressure cooker, add diced pumpkin, chickpea, garlic, water, and salt. Pressure cook it for 5-6 minutes (or 8 whistles). Open the cooker once the steam completely evaporates (NEVER use force to open cookers.)

Use a wooden spoon to puree or mash all the ingredients. Check for the soupy consistency…if it’s too watery then cook further but if you have added 1 ½ cups of water it will be fine.Add cream and stir well.
In a pan temper olive oil and add pepper powder. Add this oil to soup. Using a ladle to serve the soup in a soup bowl.

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  1. ECJune 20, 2010 at 7:10 AM

    Lovely colour of the soup..If interested you could send in a short description of yourself and your blog for the Budding blogger segment..I am still accepting mails for it

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  2. Vegetarian ZestJune 20, 2010 at 8:36 AM

    Thank you EC for stopping by.Will Send you an email by Monday.

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  3. MunchmanyJune 23, 2010 at 7:52 AM

    You sure are experimentative...veggie zest!! And a good thing you've got an eye for the right ingridients and a sense of combinations....unlike me...god save PC if i start my experimenting...remember my disastrous lunches ;)

    This pumpkin soup looks delicious! Post more....we want moreeeee!

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  4. Vegetarian ZestJune 23, 2010 at 8:13 AM

    @ munchmany, I can't be more experimental than you...remember LB days?? PC would be glad if you try your channa experimentation on him.

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  5. Shanthi KrishnakumarJune 23, 2010 at 10:38 AM

    Congrats on being featured in EC's blog. You have a nice space here. keep rocking and the soup is really thick and creamy, nice click

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  6. Vegetarian ZestJune 23, 2010 at 4:45 PM

    @Shanthi thank you for supporting and saying nice words.

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