Julie Goodwin – Spiced Pumpkin Soup
Spiced Pumpkin Soup
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 brown onion, chopped
4 cloves of garlic, minced
2.5 cm piece of ginger, peeled and finely chopped
2 red chillies, deseeded and finely chopped
1 level teaspoon of ground coriander
1 level teaspoon of ground cumin
½ level teaspoon of ground cardamom
½ level teaspoon of ground cinnamon
750 g pumpkin, peeled, deseeded and roughly chopped
1 litre chicken stock (or vegetable for a vegetarian dish)
Salt and freshly ground pepper
½ cup plain unsweetened yoghurt
¼ cup coriander leaves
Step 1 Heat the oil in a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan with a lid. Add the onion, garlic, ginger, chillies and spices. Cook, stirring constantly, until the onion is soft and the spices fragrant, about 5 minutes.
Step 2 Add the pumpkin and stock and bring to the boil. Put the lid on the saucepan and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Step 3 Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Step 4 With a hand-held blender or in a food processor, blend the soup until smooth.
Step 5 Pour the soup into four bowls, garnish each portion with a tablespoon of yoghurt and sprinkle with the chopped coriander (if using).
Introducing… Julie Goodwin
Who is Julie?
Julie Goodwin is Australia’s first Masterchef! While selling best-selling cookbooks, Julie also caters for functions and runs cooking classes through “Julie’s Place” at Gosford. Doing all of this while juggling family life, Julie really is the epitome of a busy Australian mum.
