Autumn is one of my favourite seasons. The thousand
different shades of brown color make me feel warm and cozy. Now it’s nearly the
end of October so it is almost Halloween. Even if it is not our tradition,
Halloween is one of the examples of how American culture influences the whole
world. Halloween actually means holy evening. Strange enough, this day is dedicated
to remembering the dead including saints. The ghost stories, the haunted
houses, scary pranks are designed to confront the power of death. Pumpkin is of
course the main symbol of the Halloween. They make carved pumpkins, Jack-o-lanters.
They are used for scaring evil spirits. But it is also very good time to eat
pumpkin. In my opinion, the most delicious dish with pumpkin is Pumpkin Soup.
It is always nice to eat pumpkin soup when you come home cold and hungry. My
pumpkin soup is a different one. I use different spices to give it more flavour. So here is my Pumpkin Soup Recipe. Hope you
like it.
Ingredients
· 3 tbsp olive oil
· 2 medium size carrots
· 1 onion
· 1 glove of garlic
· 1 tsp cumin
· 1 tsp pimenta
· 1 tsp curcuma
· 1 lt water
Method
· Peel the carrots and slice them.
· Put the olive oil into a large saucepan and add the onion and garlic which are chopped into small pieces.
· Cook the onion and garlic for 2 minutes covered with medium heat and add the pumpkin and carrots.
· Cook them 3 minutes (covered) more and add spices. Stir very well so that every ingredient touches the spices.
· Add boiled water and lower the heat. Cook them till the carrots and pumpkin are soft.
· Use the food processor to make it puree till it’s smooth.
Serving tip : Use 1 tbsp of sour
cream. (See the picture.)
Enjoy your meal!
Sonbahar benim en
sevdigim mevsimler biridir. Kahverenginin binbir cesidini gormek icimi isitir. Ayrica
Ekimin sonuna geldik, her ne kadar da bizim adetlerimizden biri olmasa, Cadilar
Bayrami zamani simdi. Cadilar Bayrami yani “Halloween” kutsal gece
demekmis. Olulerin anilmasina adanmis bu gun aslinda. Bu gece boyunca anlatilan
hayalet hikayeleri, perili evler ve korkutucu sakalar is insanlarin olumunun
gucuyle karsi karsiya kalmasi icin yapilmis. Hic suphesiz Cadilar Bayraminin en
onemli sembolu Balkabagi. Balkabagindan yapilan lambalarin ama kotu ruhlari
korkutmakmis. Bana sorarsiniz guzelim balkabaklarini lamba yapmak yerine oturup
bir guzel corba yapin. Aksam usumus ve ac bir sekilde eve geldiginizde
icebileceginiz en guzel corbadir balkabagi corbasi. Benim tarifim biraz
degisik. Ben bu corbayi yaperken normalde belki yakistirmayacaginiz baharatlar
kullaniyorum. Kimyon , yeni bahar ve zerdecal. Hepsinin farkli bir tat ve
lezzet verecegine emin olabilir. Deneyin ve gorun.
· 1 orta boy balkabagi
· 2 orta boy havuc
· 3 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
· 1 orta boy sogan
· 1 dis sarmisak
· 1 cay kasigi kimyon
· 1 cay kasigi yeni bahar
· 1 cy kasigi zerdecal
· 1 lt su
· Balkabagini karpuz keser gibi kesin, cekirdeklerini cikartin ve soyun. Kucuk parcalar halinde kesin.
· Havuclari soyup halkalar halinde dograyin.
· Buyuk bir tencereye zeytinyagini koyup kucuk kucuk dogradiginiz sogan ve sarmisagi iki dakika orta hararette kavurunuz.
· Balkabagini ve havucu da ekleyip kapagi kapali bir sekilde arada karistirarak 3 dakika pisirin.
· Baharatlari ekleyin ve iyice karistirin. Baharatlar esit sekilde dagilsin.
· Kaynamis suyu ilave edin ve dusuk ateste balkabaklari ve havoc yumusayana kadar pisirin.
· Blenderla iyice pure haline getirin.
Servis ederken; 1
kasik krema kullanin. Resimdeki gibi. Afiyet olsun!
