#teamcontest#team sugarnspice#cream of butternut soup#indianfood

Name: #teamcontest#team sugarnspice#cream of butternut soup#indianfood
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 2 medium pcs of butter nut or 1 big size; 1 large onion; 1 medium white onion; 2 pcs spring onions; 2.5 cups water; 2 pcs celery; 1 bunch dhania; 1 tbsp cooking oil; 1 tbsp butter or margarine; 1 sachet black pepper; to taste salt; 2 tbsps cooking cream

liz Ngugi. @cook_9934835

Kiambu.

I have been looking forward for the day that i will get to try out this favourite recipe, and now today was the day. Tomorrow never comes. So simple, not time consuming n alk the ingredients are locally available. Kindly try it out. Thanks..

liz Ngugi. @cook_9934835

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Ingredients

2medium pcs of butter nut or 1 big size
1large onion
1medium white onion
2 pcsspring onions
2.5 cupswater
2 pcscelery
1 bunchdhania
1 tbspcooking oil
1 tbspbutter or margarine
1 sachetblack pepper
to tastesalt
2 tbspscooking cream

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Steps

1

Clean and assemble all your ingredients.
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Dice them accordingly.
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For butternuts i dint remove the seeds as i understand they have nutritional value so i cooked with them...
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In a sufuria, add some cooking oil n heat abit.
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Add all onions i.e Red, White n springs.
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Brown the onions n add some salt.
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Add celery, garlic n ginger n mix well till they all incorporate.
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Mix so well n let everything cook.
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Add butternuts n mix well.
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Cover n allow to cook on low heat for 10 mins.
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Add 2.5 cups of water n continue cooking.
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Cover as u cook till ready.
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Check whether they are ready.
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If not continue cooking till mashy..
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Put off the heat, cool them abit then mash, blend or whisk. Blending is the better option as u tend to blend everything but if have no blender, look for an alternative. I whisked mine n it went on well..
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Pass it through the strainer or sieve.
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Looks smooth n appetising after being sieved.
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Return the soup in another clean sufuria, heat abit, add 1 tsp or 1 satchet of black pepper n check on the salt.
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Work on the bread or bread rolls to go with the soup. i did toasted bread. pre heat your toaster.
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Generously apply margarine on 2 slices of bread.
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Toast till brown. once brown, set aside..
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Cut it into cubes.
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Transfer your soup in a serving bowl.
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Add some cooking cream. Mix if need be.
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Drop some cubed toasted bread, garnish as u wish.
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Serve while hot n Bon appetite..
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After a while, while still hot....Waww!! It was so delicious. We loved it. Thank youuuuu !!!