If you have enjoyed a dish in an Otago cafe or restaurant and would like the recipe, write to Ask a Chef, Features, Otago Daily Times, PO Box 181, Dunedin, or email odt.features@odt.co.nz, including your name, address and a daytime telephone number, and we will request it.
2kg diced pumpkin
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 whole long red chilli, seeded and chopped
1 thumb ginger
1 Tbsp cumin seeds
1 Tbsp coriander seeds
1 Tbsp fennel seeds
2 red onions, sliced
1 tsp smoked paprika
2 litres vegetable stock
Saute garlic, chilli and ginger in oil for two minutes.
Add seeds and cook another minute.
Add red onions and smoked paprika and cook until onions are soft.
Add pumpkin and vegetable stock and simmer for 40 minutes.
Blend and season to taste.
• Requested by William Creighton of Dunedin. This recipe comes from Nova Cafe in the Octagon, Dunedin.
