Spiced Pumpkin Soup
Curry powder, pumpkin and sweet potato come together in this vegetarian — 70 minutes, 7 steps, and the kind of result worth repeating. Scroll down for the ingredient checklist, a serving scaler and unit converter, and the method broken into 7 steps.
You'll mainly reach for large pot and saucepan. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
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How to make it
- Peel and dice the pumpkin and sweet potato into roughly equal 2 cm cubes, and finely chop the onion and garlic.
- Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat, add the onion and cook for 5 to 6 minutes until soft and translucent, then add the garlic and cook for another minute.
- Stir in the flour, curry powder, cumin and nutmeg and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring constantly, until the spices are fragrant and the flour is coated.
- Add the pumpkin and sweet potato cubes, pour in the stock and stir well, scraping the bottom of the pot to lift any spices.
- Bring to the boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook uncovered for about 20 minutes, until the vegetables are completely tender when pierced with a knife.
- Blend the soup until silky smooth with a stick blender, or in batches in a jug blender, then return it to the pot.
- Stir in the cream, warm through gently without boiling, then season to taste with salt and black pepper and serve.
You'll use: Large pot · Saucepan · Blender
Ingredient substitutions
- Butter
- olive oil (¾ the amount) · coconut oil · margarine
- Double Cream
- heavy cream · whipping cream
Tips & common questions
How long does Spiced Pumpkin Soup take to make?
About 70 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 7 steps and 13 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of butter?
Try olive oil (¾ the amount). See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Spiced Pumpkin Soup vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat or fish, so it's suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheeses for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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Spiced Pumpkin Soup is an original recipe developed in-house by Consomee. Photo: Pumpkin soup with groundnuts and nutritious spices served in a clay pot.jpg by Ester Gasper Kimario, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure on top — how we source recipes.