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Warm up with an easy curried pumpkin soup

Tooting Mama
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October 21, 2020
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Pumpkin Soup
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When there’s a chill in the air and the mornings are dark it’s the time of year for soups that nourish and warm you. My curried pumpkin soup hits the spot. This is a thick soup, the kind your spoon can almost stand up in. It’s packed full of vegetable goodness. You’re just going to want to eat this by the bucket load!

Curried pumpkin soup, perfect for autumn

I love this time of year, I love to marvel at the colour of the leaves, the yellows, the reds, the russets. I love the chill of the air on my skin. And the feeling you get when you come out of the cold into a warm snug house. It’s the time of year when all you want to do is slouch around the house, stay warm and snuggly, and indulge yourself in a binge session of your favourite series. And it’s the time of year to make soup.

I was really keen to make a curried pumpkin soup. My first attempt at this soup turned out too watery and overpowered by the chilli. I had to try again, to create a soup that warms you from the inside out.

Back to the chopping board to rework my pumpkin soup

I tweaked the spices taking out the chilli – it dominated the flavour of this soup. I reduced the amount of water and increased the cauliflower content. And the result is a soup that is lightly flavoured with cumin, coriander and garam masala. As a garnish, I’ve used cumin seeds and a scattering of coriander leaves. I like to add a final flourish of cream which can easily be substituted for a non-dairy cream.

Ingredient for this pumpkin soup

Butter

I’m a sucker for butter in my soups, there’s something magical when I cook down onions and garlic in butter. If you need a non-dairy version, olive oil is a good substitute.

Leeks, carrots and celery

I use this trio of vegetables to create the base of this soup. Finely chop your leeks, carrots and celery and let them sweat in the butter, onions and garlic until soft and mushy. This will help to build the flavour of your soup.

Cauliflower

I use a whole head of cauliflower, breaking it up into florets before adding it to the pot. I give the cauliflower a good stir to coat it in the vegetables and the onions and garlic.

Pumpkin

My tip here is to chop the pumpkin into small cubes around 2cms squared so the pumpkin can be coated fully by the spices.

Spices

The coriander, cumin and garam masala will pack a punch, the turmeric adds the colour.

Substitutions

If you’re not keen on cauliflower you can substitute this for potatoes. To make this soup vegan I suggest swapping the butter for olive oil and garnish with a plant-based cream of your choice.

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Curried pumpkin soup, the perfect autumnal supper

  • Author: Tooting Mama
  • Prep Time: 25 minutes
  • Cook Time: 25 minutes
  • Total Time: 50 minutes
  • Yield: 4 1x
  • Category: Soup
  • Cuisine: Indian
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Ingredients

Scale
  • 2 tbp butter
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 4 cloves of garlic finely chopped
  • 1 leek sliced (white part)
  • 1 carrot roughly choppedΒ 
  • 1 stick of celery roughly chopped
  • 500 g cauliflower florets
  • 500g pumpkin flesh chopped
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric
  • 1 litre of vegetable stock
  • Salt and pepper

Garnish

  • Cumin seeds
  • coriander leaves
  • 1 tsp of cream / plant-based cream per serving

Instructions

  1. In a large saucepan heat the ghee
  2. Add the onions, garlic, leek, carrots and celery and fry until soft and transparent. This may take about 15 minutes
  3. Add the cauliflower florets, stir into the onions, garlic and leeks and cook until the florets start to soften
  4. Now add the pumpkin pieces followed by the ground spices. Stir until the vegetables are coated by the spices
  5. Pour in the stock, bring to a simmer, pop the lid onto the saucepan and allow the vegetables to cook until soft (a skewer should glide easily into the pumpkin)
  6. Take off the heat, and allow the contents of the saucepan to cool slightly
  7. With a stick blender blend the soup. This is a thick soup if you prefer it a little thinner, just add a little water. Taste and season with salt and pepper
  8. Pour the soup into bowls, garnish with a spoonful of cream and a sprinkle of cumin and some coriander leaves

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That'll be a full Sri Lankan for me.​​​​​​​​​
@cynthia.uma I want to say good luck as you welcome your first guest to your new Sri Lankan restaurant @rambutan_ldn.

I know this project has been in gestation for a long time, and I can only imagine the excitement you are feeling as you welcome your first guests to dine with you. 

I also know you're going to smash this while putting Tamil Sri Lankan food on the map!

If you can't wait that long, grab a  copy of Cynthia's awesome cookbook Rambutan. 

This is the roasted butternut squash curry, perfect for soaking up fragrant spices that pack a punch. 

My husband and I, we are hooked on seeni sambol toasties. This was something my mum used to make, and you'll find it in the book. Think cheese toasties with an onion jam on acid! Try it, you'll be hooked too! 

πŸ€Good luck Cynthia, I'm rooting for you! πŸ‘ŠπŸΎ

Recipe: Sri Lankan butternut squash curry, recipe from Rambutan cookbook
Photography: Moi 
Food styling: Moi

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My creative juices are feeling drained, and I’ve My creative juices are feeling drained, and I’ve sucking up the last dribbles from my creative well.

I did a shoot for two recipes I had created. 

I loved the recipes, hot spicy traditional Sri Lankan curries, kalupol chicken and a side of sambar. The flavours that had depth, the kind of flavours reach into you and touch your soul! 

But, I hated the pictures.

It was frustrating. 

Even though I had meticulous planned my shots, they just didn’t work.

It sometimes happens, especially when you feel sapped of your creativity. 

Creativity is a muscle that has to be exercised, and then there are times when it simply needs a rest.

I gave my brain a break from food photography, and embarked of a photo walk in the fascinating company of @step_hen_les_lie, a brilliant and insanely knowledgeable street photographer.

I needed to engage and see the world, in a different way.

With street photography, the shot comes you. If that sounds easy? Think again. 

Street photography tests your mental sharpness, your power of seeing the out of the ordinary. 

It’s a case of walking, waiting and watching, waiting for something unusual, out of place or something just plain old god damn bonkers to happen. 

And you need a truckload of patience, and be ready to catch that shot! 

Check out my photographs and let me what you think. 
#streetphotographylondon #londonphotographer #documentaryphoto #londonrestaurantphotographer #foodphotographerlondon #visualstorytelling #candidstreetphotography #streetphotomag #streetlifeworldwide #seedifferently #sonyalpha #sonyalphafemale #capturestreets
We connected over fish. β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
After connecting on Instagram and following her foodie adventures around the world across Australia and India, I finally got to meet Sohini, who runs the fabulous food account @smokeandlime.β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
Sohini creates inventive menus for her line of supper clubs inspired by her Kolkata heritage.β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
We met, in South London, in the Elephant and Castle.I’ve worked around the Elephant for almost twenty years. With jobs that took me down the Aylesbury Estate; I’ve seen tea dances in the Elephant & Castle shopping centre where I played ten pin bowling when I volunteered with a cub troupe from Peckham. This was at a time when the Elephant was a no-go for gentrification.β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
How it has changed. Sprouting out of the earth like giant stalagmites are these huge glass towers with apartments commanding eye watering rents. β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
Like the old housing estates, the old carbuncle of a shopping centre has been bulldozed; In its wake are small eateries and boutiques. The big brands aren’t here yet, but it’s only a matter of time. β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
At Sohini’s suggestion we met at a little Peruvian place, @saborperuano_elephant, just under Strata Tower in a brutalist concrete parade of shops. β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
This restaurant is old school, no frills, white vinyl tablecloths, giant-screened TV. Yet the food is…..EPIC!β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
The ceviche, marinaded in tangy cheeksuckingly good leche de tigre, succulent beef hearts threaded on to skewers, fresh crispy deep fried squid, and I’m pretty sure we ate vegetables to. β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
And, for two hours straight, we spoke about nothing else but food. β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
It’s was great. And my heart is lost in Peru! β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
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Thai aubergines. It's hard to believe these are ve Thai aubergines. It's hard to believe these are vegetables.​​​​​​​​
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That green, they look like little semi precious stones, or marbles, the ones I used to play with when I was a kid.​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
I saw these in my local Sri Lankan grocers, and had to grab my phone and snatch picture!​​​​​​​​
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They're almost too cute to cook!​​​​​​​​
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#pinkladysnapsfeb23 @pinkladyappleuk @davidloftus​​​​​​​​
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 #myediblecaptures monochromatic bliss by @andreakoever judge @eli_and_co sponsor @blueberrybackdrops ​​​​​​​​
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When I was a kid, we always made thin, French-styl When I was a kid, we always made thin, French-style crepes. And our topping was only ever lemon and sugar. πŸ‹β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹
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The American fluffy pancakes were, well exotic. ​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
We only ever saw them on American kids' shows. And they always seemed to have pancakes for breakfast. And they always covered them in syrup! I'd watch wide-eyed agog at these pile of delicious pile of pancakes.​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
When I was a kid, pancakes were a once-a-year thing.​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
The excitement and build-up was almost too much as we approached Pancake day, aka Shove Tuesday, gobbling up all the good stuff before we headed into Lent and abstinence before we crack open the Easter eggs. ​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
Now, I can make whatever pancakes I like. And I like to make fluffy American ones. Perhaps it reminds me of those Saturday morning American kids' shows, and those hearty American breakfasts, served by all-American moms to their all-American families.​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
There's something indulgent about a pile of fluffy buttermilk pancakes, ready and waiting, drenched with something delicious and to be devoured by a brood of hungry mouths. ​​​​​​​​
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What pancakes did you make this year? And more importantly, what was your topping? ​​​​​​​​
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American pancakes: Recipe @marthastewart, Food styling: Moi​​​​​​​​
Photography: Moi. Syrup: @lylesgoldensyrup​​​​​​​​
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Making my mother Sri Lankan Love cake has become a Making my mother Sri Lankan Love cake has become a tradition. I like to make it about this time of year, you know, love and #Valentines and all that.​​​​​​​​
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The recipe I bake yields a hefty portion.  Love Cake is dense, it’s not designed to be wolfed down in a single session. It’s a cake to savour and relishes to cherish while sipping a cup of Sri Lankan tea.​​​​​​​​
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Having made it so often it's only now that I am digging into its provenance.  Sri Lankan Love Cake has an interesting backstory of colonialism, culture, and personal stories of migration.​​​​​​​​
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If you want to know more about the history of this delicious cake, hop to the Tooting Mama website, there’s a link in my bio. You’ll find the recipe there too. ​​​​​​​​
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Because, the only way to experience Love Cake is to make it. ​​​​​​​​
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That'll be a full Sri Lankan for me.​​​​​​​​​
@cynthia.uma I want to say good luck as you welcome your first guest to your new Sri Lankan restaurant @rambutan_ldn.

I know this project has been in gestation for a long time, and I can only imagine the excitement you are feeling as you welcome your first guests to dine with you. 

I also know you're going to smash this while putting Tamil Sri Lankan food on the map!

If you can't wait that long, grab a  copy of Cynthia's awesome cookbook Rambutan. 

This is the roasted butternut squash curry, perfect for soaking up fragrant spices that pack a punch. 

My husband and I, we are hooked on seeni sambol toasties. This was something my mum used to make, and you'll find it in the book. Think cheese toasties with an onion jam on acid! Try it, you'll be hooked too! 

πŸ€Good luck Cynthia, I'm rooting for you! πŸ‘ŠπŸΎ

Recipe: Sri Lankan butternut squash curry, recipe from Rambutan cookbook
Photography: Moi 
Food styling: Moi

#srilankanfoodrecipes #srilankanfoodphotograher #srilankanfoodlovers #srilankanfoodiesaroundtheworld #srilankantraveldiaries #srilankantravel #foodandflatlay #foodstylingandphotography #foodstylingphotography #foodphotographymagazine #restaurantphotographer #londonfoodphotographer #seedifferently #sonyalpha #sonyalphafemale #seedifferently #sonyalpha #sonyalphafemale
My creative juices are feeling drained, and I’ve My creative juices are feeling drained, and I’ve sucking up the last dribbles from my creative well.

I did a shoot for two recipes I had created. 

I loved the recipes, hot spicy traditional Sri Lankan curries, kalupol chicken and a side of sambar. The flavours that had depth, the kind of flavours reach into you and touch your soul! 

But, I hated the pictures.

It was frustrating. 

Even though I had meticulous planned my shots, they just didn’t work.

It sometimes happens, especially when you feel sapped of your creativity. 

Creativity is a muscle that has to be exercised, and then there are times when it simply needs a rest.

I gave my brain a break from food photography, and embarked of a photo walk in the fascinating company of @step_hen_les_lie, a brilliant and insanely knowledgeable street photographer.

I needed to engage and see the world, in a different way.

With street photography, the shot comes you. If that sounds easy? Think again. 

Street photography tests your mental sharpness, your power of seeing the out of the ordinary. 

It’s a case of walking, waiting and watching, waiting for something unusual, out of place or something just plain old god damn bonkers to happen. 

And you need a truckload of patience, and be ready to catch that shot! 

Check out my photographs and let me what you think. 
#streetphotographylondon #londonphotographer #documentaryphoto #londonrestaurantphotographer #foodphotographerlondon #visualstorytelling #candidstreetphotography #streetphotomag #streetlifeworldwide #seedifferently #sonyalpha #sonyalphafemale #capturestreets
We connected over fish. β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
After connecting on Instagram and following her foodie adventures around the world across Australia and India, I finally got to meet Sohini, who runs the fabulous food account @smokeandlime.β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
Sohini creates inventive menus for her line of supper clubs inspired by her Kolkata heritage.β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
We met, in South London, in the Elephant and Castle.I’ve worked around the Elephant for almost twenty years. With jobs that took me down the Aylesbury Estate; I’ve seen tea dances in the Elephant & Castle shopping centre where I played ten pin bowling when I volunteered with a cub troupe from Peckham. This was at a time when the Elephant was a no-go for gentrification.β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
How it has changed. Sprouting out of the earth like giant stalagmites are these huge glass towers with apartments commanding eye watering rents. β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
Like the old housing estates, the old carbuncle of a shopping centre has been bulldozed; In its wake are small eateries and boutiques. The big brands aren’t here yet, but it’s only a matter of time. β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
At Sohini’s suggestion we met at a little Peruvian place, @saborperuano_elephant, just under Strata Tower in a brutalist concrete parade of shops. β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
This restaurant is old school, no frills, white vinyl tablecloths, giant-screened TV. Yet the food is…..EPIC!β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
The ceviche, marinaded in tangy cheeksuckingly good leche de tigre, succulent beef hearts threaded on to skewers, fresh crispy deep fried squid, and I’m pretty sure we ate vegetables to. β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
And, for two hours straight, we spoke about nothing else but food. β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
It’s was great. And my heart is lost in Peru! β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €
#londonfoodphotographer #Londonfoodie #restaurantphotographer #commericialphotographer #stilllife #stilllifephotography #stilllifestories
Thai aubergines. It's hard to believe these are ve Thai aubergines. It's hard to believe these are vegetables.​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
That green, they look like little semi precious stones, or marbles, the ones I used to play with when I was a kid.​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
I saw these in my local Sri Lankan grocers, and had to grab my phone and snatch picture!​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
They're almost too cute to cook!​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
#pinkladysnapsfeb23 @pinkladyappleuk @davidloftus​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
 #myediblecaptures monochromatic bliss by @andreakoever judge @eli_and_co sponsor @blueberrybackdrops ​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
#aubergines #stilllife #stilllifegallery #stilllifephotographer #raw_minimial #belightinspired #shotoniphone #foodstyling #srilankanfood #restaurantphotographer #londoncommercialphotographer #foodstylistlondon #saveurmag #bonappetit #londonfoodstylist #srilankanfoodphotographer #Londonfoodphotographer #editorialphotographer #beautifulfood #f52community
When I was a kid, we always made thin, French-styl When I was a kid, we always made thin, French-style crepes. And our topping was only ever lemon and sugar. πŸ‹β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹
​​​​​​​​
The American fluffy pancakes were, well exotic. ​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
We only ever saw them on American kids' shows. And they always seemed to have pancakes for breakfast. And they always covered them in syrup! I'd watch wide-eyed agog at these pile of delicious pile of pancakes.​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
When I was a kid, pancakes were a once-a-year thing.​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
The excitement and build-up was almost too much as we approached Pancake day, aka Shove Tuesday, gobbling up all the good stuff before we headed into Lent and abstinence before we crack open the Easter eggs. ​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
Now, I can make whatever pancakes I like. And I like to make fluffy American ones. Perhaps it reminds me of those Saturday morning American kids' shows, and those hearty American breakfasts, served by all-American moms to their all-American families.​​​​​​​​
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There's something indulgent about a pile of fluffy buttermilk pancakes, ready and waiting, drenched with something delicious and to be devoured by a brood of hungry mouths. ​​​​​​​​
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What pancakes did you make this year? And more importantly, what was your topping? ​​​​​​​​
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February open theme #foodphotobiteswithritu @foodphotobiteswithritu @happytummybyritumbhara judge: @ferraronierica ​​​​​​​​
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American pancakes: Recipe @marthastewart, Food styling: Moi​​​​​​​​
Photography: Moi. Syrup: @lylesgoldensyrup​​​​​​​​
Inspiration: @louisehagger - an incredible food photographer with so much wit & creativity πŸ€©β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹
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Making my mother Sri Lankan Love cake has become a Making my mother Sri Lankan Love cake has become a tradition. I like to make it about this time of year, you know, love and #Valentines and all that.​​​​​​​​
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The recipe I bake yields a hefty portion.  Love Cake is dense, it’s not designed to be wolfed down in a single session. It’s a cake to savour and relishes to cherish while sipping a cup of Sri Lankan tea.​​​​​​​​
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Having made it so often it's only now that I am digging into its provenance.  Sri Lankan Love Cake has an interesting backstory of colonialism, culture, and personal stories of migration.​​​​​​​​
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If you want to know more about the history of this delicious cake, hop to the Tooting Mama website, there’s a link in my bio. You’ll find the recipe there too. ​​​​​​​​
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Because, the only way to experience Love Cake is to make it. ​​​​​​​​
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Ranji Thangiah

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I'm Ranji! I am a food photographer, recipe creator, lover of Sri Lankan food which I want to share with you.

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