Charki Can or pumpkin soup a la Norma!

Based on my loose memory and the really vague recipe I wrote out years ago…

Charki Can

Peel and chop roughly, just cover with water and cook in a large soup pot until tender:

500 grams pumpkin

750 grams potatoes

2 large carrots

Puree or mash well, leaving the water in, and set aside.

Brown together in a separate skillet:

300 grams ground beef

2 medium onions, chopped finely

2 cloves garlic, chopped finely.

Oregano and Cumin to taste

2 bay leaves

1 teaspoon paprika

Salt and pepper to taste

Add to the puréed pumpkin mix and stir well, let simmer on low and add

250 grams snow peas, chopped in halves

1 can kernels of corn, drained

Cook 5 more minutes.

So, this 2019 variation had:

½ medium onion, chopped and sautéd in olive oil in a medium saucepan

I added:

1 tsp curry spice powder

½ tsp each cinnamon and ginger powder

Salt and pepper

Then stirred in:

2 cups Pumpkin-roasted and puréed

1 can sweet peas ( drained)

1 cup of chopped pre-cooked chicken

I served it with some homemade carrot and cabbage coleslaw and freshly made whole wheat/ cornmeal biscuits.