Serves: 4-6
Cooking time: � hour plus 1 �hours for Basic Meat Broth

2 � pints (1.25 liters) Basic Meat Broth plus meat (see page 42)
2 lb (1kg) pumpkin, peeled and sliced
� tablespoon ghee or substitute (see page 22)
1 tablespoon plain flour

Bring the Basic Meat Broth to the boil. Add the pumpkin and cook slowly until tender � about 30 minutes. Remove from heat. Melt ghee in a small saucepan and add the flour stirring gently until the flour begins to brown. Add a little broth to the flour mixture and stir well. Transfer the flour mixture to the flour mixture and stir well.

Transfer the flour mixture to the broth and pumpkin. Pur�e with a strainer or blender, return to the heat and bring back to the boil. Adjust seasonings.

Serve immediately.