Pumpkin Soup

Winter blues? Make this full-bodied, comforting and creamy soup for when it's too cold to go outside! Also, pumpkin is super low in calories, only 26 kilocalories for 100gms and is an excellent source of provitamin A, beta-carotine and Vitamin A.



Ingredients:
  • 1 1/2 kg pumpkin
  • 1 onion
  • 1T turmeric
  • fresh cream (optional)
  • sunflower or pumpkin seeds (optional)

Method:

Fry the onion and turmeric in some cooking oil. Add the peeled and diced pumpkin. Cover with water and let simmer for 40-50min or until the pumpkin is soft, then blend the soup with a stick blender.
 
Enjoy with cream or and/or a sprinkle of seeds.