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MY 'SOUP'ER LUNCH

Hello Amigos! I know ...i know its been ages since my last post on here. I also see that some of you have been checking my blog regularly to see if I have posted anything new. I kind of hibernated the whole winter and now that it's spring officially, i am back with some lovely recipes perfect for spring time. I made a lovely soup early this week using all my favorite ingredients such as Butternut Squash , Carrots, Garlic , Sage , Cumin and Habanero Chilli. The sweetness of butternut always compliments the spices.The other secret ingredient is orange juice to give the soup a bit of sourness.
INGREDIENTS

Butternut Squash or Pumpkin- 300 g
(I roasted them in the oven with some garlic, red chilli and olive oil but you do not have to if you don't want to)
Carrots- 300 g
Garlic- 6 cloves
Ginger- 50 g
Sage leaves- 4-5
Habanero Chilli(if you want to go crazy with spice levels) or just use regular red chillies- 1
Cumin Seeds- 1 tsp
salt- to taste
Double cream - 1 tbsp
Water or vegetable stock
Orange juice- 150 ml
olive oil- 15 ml
Coriander leaves- 2 stalks

METHOD

 -Heat up the olive oil in pot and add cumin seeds, garlic, ginger and red chilli.
- saute on a medium heat for about 3 mins.
- Add the carrots  and squash. Saute for another 5 minutes.
- This will help the carrots to caramlaise and release the sugars.
-Add stock or water to cover the ingredients and cover the pot with lid and let the soup simmer for about 10 mins.
-Take the lid off and check if he carrots and squash has been cooked till soft.
-Add salt and orange juice and use a potato masher and start mashing up the ingredients in the pot.You can use hand blender or food processor if you want but i like my soup to be chunky with pieces of carrots and squash. Hence, I use the potato masher.

-Simmer the soup for another 5 mins and then stir in some double cream and chopped sage leaves before you finish.
-Do not forget to taste the soup and adjust the seasoning before switching the stove off.
-Get the soup into a bowl, swirl some cream on top and garnish with coriander leaves.

THAT'S IT!!!YOUR 'SOUP'ER LUNCH IS READY.This is one of the quickest and easiest soups that you can make at home. Absolutely delicious and amazingly healthy.Give it a go and you will not be disappointed.