{"id":246,"date":"2012-10-08T20:36:38","date_gmt":"2012-10-09T00:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chefhari.com\/?p=246"},"modified":"2012-10-08T20:36:38","modified_gmt":"2012-10-09T00:36:38","slug":"butter-nut-squash-apple-soup-with-indian-spices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.modernindiancooking.com\/new\/butter-nut-squash-apple-soup-with-indian-spices\/","title":{"rendered":"Butter Nut Squash &#038; Apple Soup with Indian Spices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chefhari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/photo-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-244\" title=\"photo (2)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chefhari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/photo-2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Butter Nut Squash &amp; Apple Soup with Indian Spices<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2 lbs (1 kg) butternut squash, peeled and diced<\/p>\n<p>3 tablespoons unsalted butter<\/p>\n<p>1 small onion, chopped<\/p>\n<p>\u00bd teaspoon fennel seeds<\/p>\n<p>2 garlic cloves smashed<\/p>\n<p>1 2-inch piece ginger, peeled and grated<\/p>\n<p>1\/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg, plus more for garnish<\/p>\n<p>\u00bc teaspoon turmeric<\/p>\n<p>\u00bd teaspoon cumin powder<\/p>\n<p>\u00bd teaspoon coriander powder<\/p>\n<p>1 teaspoon garam masala powder<\/p>\n<p>Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper<\/p>\n<p>2 cups vegetable broth or water<\/p>\n<p>1 1\/4 cups chunky apple sauce<\/p>\n<p>1 green apple, diced<\/p>\n<p>1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar<\/p>\n<p>1 to 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro<\/p>\n<p>Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Peel and dice butternut squash. Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion, fennel seeds and garlic and cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in the ginger, nutmeg, turmeric, cumin, coriander garam masala, and salt and pepper to taste and cook until toasted, 1 more minute.<\/p>\n<p>Add the diced butternut squash, broth and 2 cups water to the pot, cover and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to medium low and stir in the applesauce. Simmer, covered, until the squash is soft, about 20 minutes. Puree the soup with a blender until smooth. Season with salt and pepper; keep warm.<\/p>\n<p>Peel , core and dice the apple, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the apples, stirring, until browned; remove from the heat and add the vinegar. Top with the cilantro. Fold the mixture into the soup and serve hot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Butter Nut Squash &amp; Apple Soup with Indian Spices 2 lbs (1 kg) butternut squash, peeled and diced 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 small onion, chopped \u00bd teaspoon fennel seeds 2 garlic cloves smashed 1 2-inch piece ginger, peeled and grated 1\/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg, plus more [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[24],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.modernindiancooking.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.modernindiancooking.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.modernindiancooking.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernindiancooking.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernindiancooking.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=246"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernindiancooking.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.modernindiancooking.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernindiancooking.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernindiancooking.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}