THICK KABOCHA SOUP

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Filling and healthy, this soup is good for winter. This recipe uses the Japanese versions of pumpkin and sweet potato which are slightly different from North American varieties. Japanese pumpkin (kabocha) has a really great green skin and the sweet potatoes are yellow with a thin purple skin. You can alter the vegetables according to what's in season and what you can find, but root vegetables work best.

Provided by sweetopotato

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Vegetable Soup Recipes Squash Soup Recipes

Time 43m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 14

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Ingredients

¼ cup cornmeal
¼ cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon seasoned salt (such as LAWRY'S®)
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
¼ onion, sliced
vegetable oil, or as needed
2 cups cubed kabocha squash
1 small Japanese sweet potato, sliced
1 carrot, sliced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 bay leaf
½ cup soy milk
1 teaspoon garam masala
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Combine cornmeal, flour, seasoned salt, and pepper in a bowl. Dredge onion slices in cornmeal mixture.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook breaded onion, turning occasionally until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add kabocha squash, sweet potato, carrot, garlic, and bay leaf; cook until kabocha squash is tender, about 10 minutes. Drain most of the water; discard bay leaf.
Mash kabocha squash mixture with a potato masher, adding soy milk, until mixture is the consistency of a thick soup. Stir in garam masala, salt, and pepper. Garnish with fried onions.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 522.6 calories, Carbohydrate 59.4 g, Fat 29.6 g, Fiber 6.9 g, Protein 7.8 g, SaturatedFat 3.9 g, Sodium 405 mg, Sugar 10.1 g