Roasted Onion, Garlic and Pumpkin Soup

I happened to catch one of Sanjeev Kapoor’s Khaana Khazaana epidodes on Zee.This episode caught my attention, because one of its ingredients was pumpkin. I never know what to do with pumpkin and am very unimaginative when it comes to this vegetable. All the other ingredients were available with me, So I quickly whisked this soup up and it was yummy to say the least.. I did not follow the recipe to the T and made some subtle changes to the method of preparation. He did mention that there was no need to add any other flavors..

For the original recipe visit here: http://www.sanjeevkapoor.com/Recipe.aspx?RecipeId=3935

Origin: Khaana Khazana

Level: Easy

Time:20 Minutes

Ingredients

Software

¼ pumpkin peeled and sliced.

½ cup onion chopped

½ cup garlic pods.

1-3 green chillies , sliced (optional)

2 cups water.

Oil

Salt to taste

Pepper to taste

Cream (optional)

Hardware

Medium Saucepan

Toaster Oven /Microwave

Blender

Aluminium Foil (optional with Toaster oven)

Directions

Slice the pumpkins, and roast them with a little bit of oil in the saucepan.

Add some salt to the pumpkin

In a foil ( here is where I deviated from Sanjeev Kapoor because, his recipe called for whole onions and whole garlic pods and I already had some chopped left overs from my cooking. ) , rub the inside with some oil. Place the chopped onions, garlic pods and green chillies inside it. Cover it up and place in the toaster oven for 5-7 min.

Once done, add these to the pumpkin slices and roast for some more time.

Add some water to this and let it cook on medium heat, till the pumpkin gets mushy.

Turn off the heat and blend all this with the remaining water in a blender

Bring the soup back into the pan and boil for a few minutes.

Serve with a dollop of cream if you want the rich taste.. I preferred some pepper.