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- From: blumen@cad.Berkeley.EDU (Robert M. Blumen)
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- Subject: RECIPE: Pumpkin-millet soup
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- Date: 23 Oct 87 05:17:35 GMT
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- .RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE KABOCHA-SOUP SPV "1 Jul 87" 1987
- .RZ "PUMPKIN-MILLET SOUP" "A hearty soup with millet and Japanese pumpkin"
- A delicious combination, this hearty soup makes a good side dish,
- and is great reheated for breakfast.
- .IH "Serves 4\-6"
- .IG "1" "medium kabocha squash"
- (also known as Japanese pumpkin)
- .IG "6 cups" "broth" "1.5 l"
- (vegetable or chicken), or use water
- .IG "1 cup" "dry millet" "200 g"
- .IG "1\-2 tsp" "nutmeg" "5\-10 ml"
- .IG "1/8 tsp" "cayenne pepper " "1 ml"
- .PH
- .SK 1
- Bring the broth to a boil in a large stock pot, add
- millet, and simmer for about 30 min, until millet is well
- cooked.
- .SK 2
- Add squash, mix, and simmer for another 15-20 min, until
- squash is tender.
- .SK 3
- Pure\z\(aae the mixture in batches in a blender or food processor
- until it is reduced to a creamy texture.
- .SK 4
- Add the nutmeg and pepper, and reheat.
- .SK 5
- Serve with a scoop of yogurt in each bowl.
- .NX
- Butternut squash makes a good substitute for kabocha if you cannot
- find it at your local market.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- easy.
- .I Time:
- 60 minutes.
- .I Precision:
- approximate measurement OK; be careful with spices.
- .WR
- Robert Blumen
- EECS Department, University of California, Berkeley
- blumen@cad.berkeley.edu
-