SPICY SWEET POTATO & PUMPKIN SOUP

Ingredients

• 1kg sweet potato and pumpkin, peeled and cubed (use about half:half, or more of one veg, as per your taste) • 1 onion, diced

• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed • 1 tbls olive oil

• 2 tsp ground coriander • 2 tsp cumin

• 1 tbls smoked paprika • ½ tsp freshly ground nutmeg

• ½ tsp chilli flakes (optional)

• 1.5 L (6 cups) chicken or vegetable stock • Pinch salt and sugar (optional)

• Sour cream or yoghurt, to serve (optional) • Coriander or parsley

Method

1. Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat and sauté onions.

2. Add garlic, nutmeg and other dried spices, cook for 30 seconds or until aromatic.

3. Add sweet potato and pumpkin and toss in spices to cover. Cook for a couple of minutes but be careful not to burn the spices.

4. Add stock and bring to a boil, then simmer, with lid on, until vegetables are soft.

5. Puree soup using a stick mixer, or in batches using a food processor, until smooth.

6. Return to pot over low heat. Taste and add salt, sugar or more spices to taste.

7. Serve in soup bowls with a dollop of cream or yoghurt and garnish with coriander or parsley leaves.