Delicious Pumpkin soup

All of us are  becoming more  health conscious and  soups are an  important part of a healthy meal. A most of us  look for easy recipes of soups beyond tomato, mushroom, chicken and sweet corn. Yesterday I tried pumpkin soup which turned out really well and here's  my recipe

Makes for 4

Ingredients

1/2 kg pumpkin

2-3 spring onions

5-6 flakes of garlic (preferably fresh green garlic)

1/2 inch piece ginger

Salt and pepper to taste

Few coriander or  mint leaves for garnish

Method

Peel and cut pumpkin, onion, ginger and garlic into small pieces. Put all ingredients in  a  pressure cooker. Add 2 mugs of water. Pressure cook for 7-8 minutes after first whistle. When cool, transfer contents to a blender and blend for a minute or two. Add salt, pepper and coriander or mint leaves for garnish. You can also add a few spoons of fresh cream if you want your soup richer. Serve hot with garlic bread or soup sticks.