Spiced Pumpkin Soup with Onion Bhajis and Curry Leaves

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Does the world need another pumpkin soup recipe? If it's as full of spice and flavour as this one, our answer is yes. Make it a meal with crisp onion fritters.

You'll need

30 gm ghee or vegetable oil 1 onion, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 long green chilli, thinly sliced, plus extra to serve 1 tbsp finely grated ginger 1½ tsp ground turmeric 1½ tsp ground coriander ½ tsp chilli powder 1.2 kg Jap or butternut pumpkin, peeled, seeds removed, coarsely chopped 1 litre (4 cups) vegetable or chicken stock Thick plain yoghurt, coriander leaves and lime wedges, to serve Onion bhajis 130 gm (1 cup) chickpea flour (also called besan) 80 gm thick plain yoghurt ½ onion, thinly sliced 1 garlic clove, finely chopped 12 fresh curry leaves, plus 1 extra sprig to serve 2 tbsp coarsely chopped coriander 2 tsp finely grated ginger ½ tsp each brown mustard seeds and cumin seeds ½ tsp each ground turmeric, ground chilli powder and garam masala Vegetable oil, for shallow-frying 30 gm ghee or vegetable oil 1 onion, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 long green chilli, thinly sliced, plus extra to serve 1 tbsp finely grated ginger 1½ tsp ground turmeric 1½ tsp ground coriander ½ tsp chilli powder 1.2 kg Jap or butternut pumpkin, peeled, seeds removed, coarsely chopped 1 litre (4 cups) vegetable or chicken stock Thick plain yoghurt, coriander leaves and lime wedges, to serve Onion bhajis 130 gm (1 cup) chickpea flour (also called besan) 80 gm thick plain yoghurt ½ onion, thinly sliced 1 garlic clove, finely chopped 12 fresh curry leaves, plus 1 extra sprig to serve 2 tbsp coarsely chopped coriander 2 tsp finely grated ginger ½ tsp each brown mustard seeds and cumin seeds ½ tsp each ground turmeric, ground chilli powder and garam masala Vegetable oil, for shallow-frying

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