Cream of Spiced Butternut Pumpkin Soup

==Description==
This soup is simply beautiful. I have prepared this soup many times and is always a hit!. Some people dont eat pumpkin for some reason, well if you try this recipe-im sure you'll make it again. Enjoy! 15 servings 50 minutes preparation
===Ingredients===
* 1 Onion 
* 1 clove garlic, chopped 
* 60 g butter 
* 1 kg pumpkin, diced (Peeled) 
* 1 pinch Sugar 
* 1 pinch nutmeg 
* 1 teaspoon curry powder 
* 1 bay leaf 
* 1 liter chicken stock 
* 500 ml milk 
* 100 ml cream 
===Directions===
Saute Onion and garlic in the butter until soft. 
Add pumpkin, Sugar, nutmeg and curry. 
Add stock and bayleaf. 
simmer for 30 minutes. 
Remove bayleaf. 
Puree in blender (hand held blender is fine) with milk. 
Season to taste and finish with cream and chives. 
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==See also==
Category:New Zealand Soups
Category:Soups Category:Recipes
Category:Chicken Recipes
Category:New Zealand Recipes
Category: Pan-fry Pumpkin Recipes
Category:Curry Recipes
Category:Bay Leaf Recipes
Category:nutmeg Recipes
category:chicken stock Recipes
category:garlic Recipes
category:pumpkin Recipes
category:butter Recipes
category:chives Recipes
category:garlic Recipes
category:Sugar Recipes
category:granulated sugar Recipes
category:cream Recipes
category:Onion Recipes
category:hand Recipes
category:milk Recipes