Indian Butternut Squash Soup Recipes

INDIAN BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan and saute the garam masala until fragrant.
• Add the squash, onion powder, stock, coconut milk, turmeric and cumin. Bring to the boil, then reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook until the squash is soft.
• Carefully pour the soup into a blender and blend until smooth. Taste for seasoning and add salt and pepper if desired, blend again.
• Serve in small bowls garnished with a swirl of sour cream, if desired.

INDIAN BUTTERNUT SQUASH-CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a stockpot over medium heat until melted. Add the onions, carrots and squash and sauté for 5 minutes, until the onions start to soften. Season with salt and pepper. Add the broth and bring to a simmer. Simmer partially covered, for 25 to 30 minutes, until the vegetables are all very soft.
• While the soup is coming to a simmer, make the Indian Spice Blend. In a small bowl combine the garlic, ginger, coriander, cumin, cinnamon, cayenne, turmeric, cloves, and salt and pepper. Add it to the simmering vegetables in broth for the last 10 to 15 minutes.
• Working in batches, puree the soup in a blender or food processor (alternately you can run the mixture through a food mill, which offers a great kind of nubby texture, or puree with an immersion blender). Return the pureed soup to the pot.
• Add the cream and heat just until warmed through. Garnish with chopped scallions if desired. Serve warm.

INDIAN SUMMER STEW: BUTTERNUT SQUASH, COCONUT, AND LENTIL STEW

Steps:

• Rinse the pigeon peas in a couple changes of water.
• In a large soup pot, combine the squash, drained pigeon peas, tomato, coconut, turmeric, cumin, and enough stock to cover. Bring to a boil, and then simmer, covered, 20 minutes. Remove the cover and simmer another 10 minutes.
• To temper: In a small skillet, warm the canola oil until shimmering. Add the mustard seeds and when they stop popping, add the red pepper flakes, garlic, and salt. Swirl the skillet so the contents cook evenly, and cook another 10 seconds. Then pour the contents of the skillet into the soup, along with the salt. Spoon a ladleful of soup back into the skillet (it will sizzle, be careful!), and pour back into the soup pot. Finish with the honey, lime juice, and cilantro. Adjust the seasonings, to taste, and enjoy a little Indian summer in the middle of your winter!

BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND TURNIP SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the butter and olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the butternut squash, turnips, celery, onion, and garlic; cook and stir until the vegetables just begin to brown, about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, heat the chicken stock in a large pot over medium heat until simmering.
• Transfer the vegetables to simmering stock, and add the bay leaf, honey, pepper, nutmeg, coriander, cayenne pepper, and salt. Continue simmering until all the vegetables are softened, about 20 minutes. Remove the bay leaf before serving.

INDIAN ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP WITH SEEDED NAAN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Toss the veg with 2 tbsp curry paste and the coriander stalks, then season. Divide between 2 trays lined with baking parchment and roast for 20 mins. Turn the veg, then swap the trays around in the oven and cook for a further 15 mins.
• Heat the rest of the curry paste with a splash of water, add the onion and cook until soft. Add the roasted veg and stock, and simmer until the veg is tender. Add the coriander leaves and blitz with a hand blender. Return to the heat, add the coconut milk and warm through.
• Brush the naan breads with garlic oil, sprinkle with seeds and bake for 3 mins. Serve alongside the soup.

INDIAN BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7
• Peel the squash, remove the seeds and cut into 2cm cubes. Place squash, onions and garlic into a roasting tin and roast in the oven for 45mins. Don't worry if the pieces blacken a little, it will add to the flavour.
• Remove from the oven and transfer the vegetables to a latge pan. Make up the stock and pour over the vegetables. Bring to the boil over a medium heat and then simmer (no lid) for 10 minutes. Add the salt and pepper along with the curry paste and simmer for 5mins more.
• Puree in batches. NB The soup can be frozen at this stage.
• To serve - add the single cream and heat gently without boiling. Can add plain croutons or serve with mini poppadoms and naans.

SOUTH INDIAN-ISH BUTTERNUT SQUASH

Steps:

• In a large skillet over high heat, warm the oil. Once the oil begins to shimmer, add the black mustard seeds and as soon as they begin to pop and dance around in the oil, which should be within seconds, remove the pan from the heat. Add the curry leaves, making sure they get fully coated in the oil (there may be more popping and splattering, and that's okay!). The leaves should immediately crisp up in the residual heat. Return the pan to medium heat, add the turmeric and asafetida (if using), and stir to incorporate without breaking up the curry leaves. Add the onion and cook until it is translucent and starting to brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the butternut squash, green chiles, and coriander and stir gently just to combine (be careful not to overmix, or you'll end up with mush). Spread the vegetables in an even layer in the pan, cover, and cook until the butternut squash is tender and soft, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Add the salt, lime juice, and red chile powder and stir gently. Taste and adjust the lime juice, red chile powder, and salt, if needed, before serving.

BUTTERNUT SOUP

Steps:

• In a large microwave safe dish combine squash, onions and butter. Cover and microwave on high for 4 minutes. Peel squash. Stir in broth and cook on high for another 20 to 25 minutes, or until squash is tender. Puree squash, onions and broth in a food processor or blender. Add cream, salt and pepper, and microwave on high for another 3 to 4 minutes, or until heated through. Flavor with nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon to taste.