Pumpkin Soup

Ingredients;
Red pumpkin 1 kg.
Spring onions, minced 6 nos.
Cream, thin 1 cup
Mint leaves As required
Cream for garnish ¼ cup
Chicken stock 6 cups
Water 1 cup
Sugar 2 tsps.
Pepper As required
Tomato 1 no.
Salt As required

Method;

1.Cut the pumpkin into little cubes and boil in 1 cup of water until soft.
2.Add the pumpkin to the chicken stock with onions, salt and pepper to taste.
3.Cook for 10 minutes and then blend in a blender and strain.
4.Cool completely and add 1 cup thin cream.
5.Chill and just before serving, put a tomato slice topped with two mint leaves and a piped cream star.
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