Pumpkin Soup w/ Chilli Oil, Nigella Seeds & Coriander
Pumpkin Soup w/ Chilli Oil, Nigella Seeds & Coriander
Serves 3-4
Ingredients
2kg pumpkin, peeled and cut into wedges 2-3cm thick (about 1.5kg once peeled with seeds removed)
3 Tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp smoked paprika
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 brown onion, diced
5 cloves of garlic, diced
50g ginger, finely grated
2 tsp olive oil
1 x 400ml can coconut milk
1/4 tsp turmeric
1L stock (or 2 stock cubes dissolved in 1L of boiling water)
1/4 cup natural yoghurt (optional - to serve)
1 Tbsp nigella seeds (to serve)
For the chilli oil
1/4 cup olive oil
5 cloves garlic, finely diced
2 fresh red chillies, finely diced
1 bunch of fresh coriander
Method
Preheat your oven to 200˚C (conventional) or 180˚C (fan forced).
Put the chopped pumpkin in a large bowl, drizzle with 3 Tbsp olive oil and sprinkle with 1/2 tsp salt, the smoked paprika and ground cinnamon. Toss to coat the pumpkin in the oil and spices, then put on a baking tray and place in the oven for 45 minutes. After 45 minutes, flip the wedges over and roast a further 15 minutes.
While the pumpkin roasts, put the onion, garlic, ginger and 2 tsp olive oil in a heavy bottomed saucepan. Fry on moderate heat until the onion is translucent and has turned a golden brown.
Once the onion has browned, add the roast pumpkin, coconut milk, turmeric and stock. Blitz with a stick blender until the soup is smooth, then leave to cook down until it has reached your preferred thickness.
While the soup cooks down, make your chilli oil. Put 1/4 cup olive oil, the garlic cloves and chillies in a small saucepan over moderate heat. Remove the leaves from the coriander (leaving only the stems) and set aside.
Roughly chop the stems and add these to the chilli oil. Fry the coriander stems, garlic and chilli until the coriander stems are very soft. Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly.
Serve the soup into large bowls, top with the fried chillies and coriander and drizzle with the chilli oil. Sprinkle with nigella seeds and add a dollop of yoghurt on top if desired.
