Pumpkin Soup recipe serves 3, 200 ml per serving.

34 calories for 1 serving of Pumpkin Soup ( Low Calorie Healthy Cooking ), Cholesterol 2.5 mg, Carbohydrates 5.1g, Protein 1.3g, Fat 0.9g. Find how much fibre, iron, calcium, zinc, magnesium, phosphorus, sodium, potassium, folic acid is present in Pumpkin Soup ( Low Calorie Healthy Cooking )..

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This Indian pumpkin soup recipe uses very less ingredients and relies on the flavour of pumpkin itself. This is because pumpkin is not only delicious but also has many health benefits. A cup of pumpkin cubes fulfils your day’s requirement of vitamin A (5526 mcg), thus making it a super bhopla soup for your eyes.

You would never have imagined the possibility of preparing such a luxuriant kaddu ka soup at such a low-calorie count! We have used low fat butter in this recipe for weight watchers. If you are healthy, then use regular butter in the pumpkin soup.

Is Pumpkin Soup healthy?

Yes, this is healthy BUT restrictions apply to some. Made from red pumpkin, low fat butter and onions.

Let's understand the Ingredients.

What's good.

1. Red Pumpkin ( kaddu, bhopla) :  A cup of pumpkin cubes fulfils your day’s requirement of Vitamin A (5526 mcg), thus making it a super food for your eyes. Kaddu  can be included in safe amounts by diabetics. The magical combo of antioxidants and Vitamins A and Vitamin C  create a shield against cancer cells. The antioxidants help reducing LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol) from oxidizing and clogging the blood vessels, which if persists would increase the risk of heart disease. Read is pumpkin healthy? 

2. Onions (pyaz, kanda) :  Raw onions are a very valuable source of vitamin C – the immune building vitamin. Along with other phytonutrients from onions, it helps to build WBC (white blood cells) which serves as a line of defence against illness. Yes, it’s a source of many antioxidants, the most important one amongst them being Quercetin. The quercetin which promotes production of HDL (good cholesterol) and lowers total cholesterol in the body. The sulphur in onions act as a blood thinner and prevents blood clotting too. This in turn would lower blood pressure and good for heart,  diabetics. Read the benefits of onions. 

Butter : Butter contains 80% fats and it comprises of many types of fatty acids. Butter has short chain fatty acids and medium chain fatty acids which are broken down and absorbed into the body directly and go straight to the liver and get converted to fuel to be used by the muscles. Due to this anti-inflammatory effect, it is said to have a positive effect in treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). Recent research shows that small amounts of butter has positive effects on heart health. So diabetics too can have a small quantity of butter and balance it with other types of fats they consume. A tbsp. of butter fulfils 8% of your day's requirement of vitamin A. This Vitamin A is a powerful antioxidant which is essential for glowing skin health and immune function. We suggest you read about butter the super food. 

Can diabetics, heart patients and overweight individuals have Pumpkin Soup  ?

Yes for diabetics but in restricted amount as the glycemic index of pumpkin is high but glycemic load is low. Yes for heart patients but if obese, then no. The antioxidants help reducing LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol) from oxidizing and clogging the blood vessels, which if persists would increase the risk of heart disease. If you are on weight loss, then NO for this soup. 

Can healthy individuals have Pumpkin Soup  ?

If you are healthy, then enjoy this soup.

Pumpkin Soup is high in

1. Vitamin A : Vitamin A is crucial for healthy vision, cell growth and healthy skin.  

How to burn 34 calories that come from one serving of Pumpkin Soup?

Note: These values are approximate and calorie burning differs in each individual.