Recipe of the Day #2

[patgund]

And one for today:

Pumpkin curry

Ingredients :
500g pumpkin
1 green chilli
1 teaspoon giner
1/4 teaspoon turmeric
1 tablespoon coriander seeds
1 tablespoon peanut oil
1/4 teaspoon cumin
Salt & pepper
A few coriander leaves

Recipe :
Peel and dice the pumpkin.
Cut the chilli in half, remove the seeds and chop. Heat oil in a frying pan and brown the chili. faites
Add the pumpkin, turmeric, ginger and coriander seeds.
Add 1/2 a glass of hot water, cover and leave to cook over a low heat until the pumpkin is tender and the water has been absorbed.
Serve on a bed of rice and decorate with coriander leaves.

Italian Pumpkin Soup

Ingredients:

1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 red onion, peeled and diced
6 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
1 small sugar pumpkin, skinned and diced (or 2 yams)
1 Savoy cabbage, core and large ribs removed, chopped
1 ounce dried porcini mushroom, soaked in hot water for 1/2 hour, chopped
1 pound orzo pasta
2 quarts vegetable stock, preferably home made
salt and pepper to taste
Grated Parmesan cheese
Chopped Italian parsley for garnish


Directions: Heat olive oil in a heavy bottomed 8 quart pot. Add the onion and garlic and sauté a few minutes.
Add the pumpkin, cabbage, mushrooms and pasta.
Cook, stirring, a few minutes. Add the stock and bring to a boil. Turn heat down to a simmer and cook until the pasta is tender about 9 minutes.
Serve in soup bowls,
Sprinkle parsley and serve with lots of grated parmesan cheese.