Curried Pumpkin, Carrot and Chickpea Soup | Loulou

Ingredients

• 1 clove garlic, minced
• about 1/3 cup chopped onion
• about 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger (or 1/4 tsp powdered ginger)
• 4 carrots, scraped and diced
• 1 tbsp Olive Oil
• 2 tbsp Curry Powder
• 2 tsp Cumin
• 3 cups water + 1 more cup
• 1 cup pureed pumpkin
• 1 1/2 cup or so of chickpeas, either home cooked or from a can (drained and rinsed)
• 2 tsp fresh lemon juice
• 1/8 to 1/4 tsp cayenne powder, depending on how hot you like it
• 2 1/4 tsp salt (add 2 tsp if you use canned salted chickpeas).