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Thai Coconut Pumpkin Soup

A bowl of Thai coconut pumpkin soup topped with herbs, chili, coconut milk and crispy shallots, served with flaky roti.
Thai coconut pumpkin soup with roti for dunking.

Creamy pumpkin soup gets Thai red curry flavor, coconut milk and fresh toppings. Serve with flaky roti for dunking.

By Cookin' KitchenUpdated

  • Total: 25 minutes
  • Servings: 5 servings

Recipe

Thai Coconut Pumpkin Soup

Creamy pumpkin soup gets Thai red curry flavor, coconut milk and fresh toppings. Serve with flaky roti for dunking.

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Prep
10 minutes
Cook
15 minutes
Total
25 minutes
Servings
5

Ingredients

5 servings

For 5 servings

Soup

Garnishes (optional)

Equipment

  • Large, heavy-based pot
  • Stick blender
  • Frying pan

Instructions

  1. Step 1: Heat the oil in a large, heavy-based pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook for 2 minutes, until soft.

  2. Step 2: Add the curry paste and cook for 2 minutes.

    Tip: Sautéing the curry paste helps intensify its flavor.

  3. Step 3: Add the pumpkin and stir to coat it in the flavors for around 2 minutes.

  4. Step 4: Set aside 1/4 cup of the coconut milk for garnish. Add the stock, remaining coconut milk and fish sauce to the pot. Bring to a simmer, reduce the heat to medium and simmer for 8 minutes, until the pumpkin is soft.

  5. Step 5: Blend with a stick blender until smooth.

  6. Step 6: Serve topped with garnishes. Dunk the roti in the soup and enjoy.

    Flaky roti dipped into a bowl of topped pumpkin soup.

Notes

Use chicken stock instead of vegetable stock if you prefer. Light or regular soy sauce can replace the fish sauce.

Leftovers keep in the refrigerator for 4 days or the freezer for 3 months.

Nutrition per serving

Calories
302 kcal
Fat
23 g
Saturated fat
16 g
Carbohydrates
24 g
Sugar
10 g
Fiber
2 g
Protein
5 g
Sodium
767 mg

Estimated values; they will vary with the exact ingredients and brands you use.

About this recipe

Pumpkin and coconut milk make this soup thick and creamy, while Thai red curry paste and fish sauce bring a savory, aromatic flavor. Finish each bowl with coconut milk and your choice of toppings.

A pot of orange pumpkin soup topped with coconut milk, coriander, chili and crispy shallots.
The finished soup in its pot, ready to serve.
Overhead view of orange soup in a pot with coconut milk, coriander, chili and crispy shallots.
The finished soup with fresh toppings.

Serve it with flaky roti for dunking. Pumpkin or butternut squash both work; peel, deseed and cut the squash into chunks before cooking.

Pumpkin or butternut squash, onion, garlic, coconut milk, red curry paste, fish sauce and stock arranged as soup ingredients.
Key ingredients for the soup.
Coriander, red chili and fried shallots arranged as soup toppings.
Topping options for the soup.
Four cooking stages: sautéing onion and curry paste, adding pumpkin, simmering the soup and blending it.
The soup being cooked and blended.

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