Winter soup: Creamed corn with veggies

A perfect Winter soup recipe which is ideal for winter evenings. A medley of vegetables like pumpkin, tomatoes and carrots mixed with seasonings and served topped with creamed corn and mint sprigs in the winter soup is simply irresistible!
For the Stock:

• 150 gms red pumpkin (bhopla / kaddu), peeled and cubed
• 2 small sized onions, sliced
• 500 gms fresh or canned plum tomatoes
• 1 medium sized carrot, sliced
• 2 tbsp cornflour
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp garam masala
• salt to taste

For the garnish:

• 2 tbsp margarine or soft butter
• 50 gms finely chopped coriander (dhania) and mint leaves (phudina)
• 25 gms canned corn kernels (makai ke dane)
• 1 tsp dried mango powder (amchur)
• 2 tbsp black pepper (kalimirch) powder

Method

1. Heat the olive oil in a pan.
2. Add the garam masala
3. Then add all the chopped onion, pumpkin, tomatoes & carrots.
4. Saute for about 5-6 minutes.
5. Remove from pan & microwave on high for 4 minutes
6. Once the vegetables or soft, blend all of them in a blender or mixi.
7. Strain the mixture, by drizzling water on it from time to time and extracting all the vegetable juice from the dregs, to the maximum possible extent.
8. Pour the blended stock into a flat bottomed pan & let it boil for 10 minutes.
9. Then add salt, pepper, amchur powder, cornflour & maragrine.
10. Allow it to boil for another 5 minutes.
11. Garnish with coriander, mint & creamed corn.
12. Serve hot.