Laal Kaddu Ka Shorba (Red Pumpkin Soup)

Ingredients

• •1½ cups Red pumpkin (peeled, cubed)
• •¼ cup Onion (sliced)
• •½ tbsp Soya flour or oats flour
• •½-¾ cup Milk
• •4-5 Garlic cloves
• •½-¾ tsp Cumin seeds
• •8 Pepper corns (crushed)
• •¼-½ tsp Chili powder (or to taste)
• •¼ tsp Turmeric powder
• •1 small Cinnamon stick
• •2-3 Ghee/Oil or butter
• •Salt to taste

Method

1. 1
   In a pressure cooker add the oil/ghee, add sliced onions, cinnamon stick, cumin seeds, crushed pepper corns and garlic
2. 2
   Sauté for 2-3 minutes, add the peeled and cubed red pumpkin, sauté for a minute
3. 3
   Add the turmeric and chili powder, add salt and sauté again
4. 4
   Add the flour, sauté for a minute
5. 5
   Add about a cup of water
6. 6
   Close the lid and cook for one whistle and 5 minutes on low flame
7. 7
   When the cooker cools, open, cool the contents, remove the cinnamon stick
8. 8