Pumpkin Curry Soup Recipe

The below recipe incorporates pumpkin, a Halloween favorite. It is great comfort food for a cool, fall day. Visit our page on Halloween Symbols to learn more about the symbolism and meaning of pumpkins for Halloween.

Ingredients:

2 T. butter
1 cup chopped onion
2 large cloves of garlic (finely chopped)
1 1/2 tsp. curry powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. white pepper
3 cups chicken  broth
1 (15oz) can of solid packed pumpkin
1 (12oz) can of evaporated milk
Sour Cream (optional)
Ziploc Bag (optional for piping sour cream)

Directions:

1. Melt butter in a saucepan, then add onion and garlic. Cook for 2-3 minutes.

2. Stir in curry powder, salt and pepper and cook another minute.

3. Add broth and pumpkin.  Bring to boil then reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 – 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

4. Stir in evaporated milk.

5. Transfer to a blender and blend until smooth

6. Serve warm in bread bowls or with bread on the side.

7. For a fun Halloween touch, place sour cream in a small ziploc bag. Cut off a corner tip and pipe 4 concentric circles onto each bowl of soup. Use a toothpick to pull lines from the center to the edge (creating a web effect).

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