Spicy pumpkin soup

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 onions, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 teaspoon curry paste (optional)
• 1/2 butternut pumpkin, peeled, seeded, chopped
• 1 large potato, peeled, chopped
• 1 carrot, chopped
• 6 cups chicken stock (or half water and half stock)
• salt and pepper, to season
• 1/2 cup milk
• cream, to serve
• crusty bread, to serve