Curry Coconut Butternut Squash Soup
Curry Coconut Butternut Squash Soup with a touch of chili oil, a wonderfully spiced and spicy soup packed with autumnal goodness. It's a naturally-vegan, gluten-free and freezer-friendly soup that is comforting and hearty. Serve it with some croutons or freshly-baked bread, and have a cosy, delicious soup to warm you up on a cold day.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 242kcal
Ingredients
- 1 medium butternut squash
- 1 onion
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 tin coconut milk (400 ml, 13 oz)
- 500 ml vegetable stock (broth, 2 cups)
- 1 tablespoon garam masala
- 1 tablespoon hot curry powder
- 4 tablespoon chili oil
- 2 tablespoon chopped parsley
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 45 ml vegetable oil (3 tbsp)
Instructions
- Heat up the oil on a medium heat.
- Peel and chop the onion and garlic.
- Fry the onion with a pinch of salt until golden, then add the garlic, garam masala, curry powder and 1 tablespoon of chili oil and mix well.
- Stir it for 30 seconds until the spices release their fragrance, then add the peeled and chopped butternut squash, coconut milk and stock, place a lid on the pan, and leave it to cook on a medium to high heat until the squash is tender.
- Season with salt and pepper, and use a hand blender to blend the soup to a smooth texture.
- Garnish with freshly-chopped parsley and the remaining chili oil, and serve it with croutons or crusty bread.
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Notes
- you can easily take this soup up a notch by using roasted butternut squash instead of raw. Roasting brings out a deep caramelized sweetness and add an extra layer of sweetness - it does however add to the cooking time, unless you lave some leftover roasted squash
- for the best texture and flavour, I like to mix coconut milk with broth. Using only coconut milk can make the soup overly rich and mute the spices
- use canned coconut milk, and not the drinking coconut milk that comes in a carton, that simply doesn't have the creaminess and flavour we need for the soup
Nutrition
Calories: 242kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Sodium: 1098mg | Potassium: 746mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 20383IU | Vitamin C: 45mg | Calcium: 112mg | Iron: 2mg