Allow one small onion for each 300g prepared pumpkin (peeled and thinly sliced), 1 cup of water & 1 tsp chicken stock.

Saute chopped onion in some butter until soft.Add sliced pumpkin to onion and steam slowly until soft adding small amounts of water to keep it from catching and burning.

When pumpkin is all soft and mushy, mash to a pulp well, then add the measured water and chicken stock. Add a small amount of herb stock. (1/2 tsp to 2 cups of water) and also add salt to taste.

To make a rich soup add 1/4 cup of cream and reheat , don’t boil.

Another way is to add a swirl of cream to the soup in the plate, Looks Good instead of adding to all the soup. Not everyone wants cream.!