Pumpkin shorba
By: Harini Mukundhan
Published: Friday, January 31, 2014 - 4:57am

Ingredients




1 cup cubed pumpkin pieces
1 onion coarsely chopped
10-12 crushed peppercorns
3-4 cloves
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon powder
1 bay leaf
Salt and pepper powder to taste
Oil

Preparation

1 1.Heat a kadai/cooker and add 2 teaspoons oil.Fry the onions till translucent.Add the pumpkin pieces an saute for 5 minutes.Add 1 1/2 cups of water and cook till pumpkin is well cooked and tender.Add salt to taste and mix well 2 2.Now puree the cooked onion and pumpkin along with water.You can puree it with some chunks or until smooth. 3 3.Heat a small kadai and add 1 teaspoon oil.Once hot add cloves,bay leaf,cinnamon powder and crushed pepper corn.Add this to the prepared shorba and simmer it for 5 minutes. 4 4.Adjust salt and pepper and serve hot.

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Healthy,hearty vegan soup with pumpkin