Pumpkin And Coconut Soup

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons peanut oil
• 4 fresh thyme sprigs
• 2 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
• 1 red chile, seede and coarsely chopped
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed
• 1 (14 ounce) can solid pack pumpkin
• 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable stock
• 1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
• 1 -2 tablespoon lemon juice or 1 -2 tablespoon lime juice
• salt and pepper
• coarsely chopped cilantro (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil in a saucepan.
• 2 strip the thyme leaves from the sprigs and add to the oil with the garlic, chili and cumin seeds.
• 3 saute gently for 2 minutes.
• 4 add the pumpkin, sugar, stock and coconut milk and bring to a boil.
• 5 reduce the heat, cover and simmer gently for 10 minutes.
• 6 add the lemon or lime juice, season to taste with salt and pepper, then serve scattered with the chopped cilantro.