Cream of Spiced Butternut Pumpkin Soup

Description
This soup is simply beautiful. I have prepared this soup many times and is always a hit!. Some people don't eat pumpkin for some reason, well if you try this recipe, I'm sure you'll make it again. Enjoy!
 * 15 servings
 * 50 minutes preparation

Ingredients

 * 1 onion
 * 1 clove garlic, chopped
 * 60 g butter
 * 1 kg pumpkin, diced (peeled)
 * 1 pinch sugar
 * 1 pinch nutmeg
 * 1 teaspoon curry powder
 * 1 bay leaf
 * 1 liter chicken stock
 * 500 ml milk
 * 100 ml cream

Directions

 * 1) Sauté onion and garlic in the butter until soft.
 * 2) Add pumpkin, sugar, nutmeg and curry.
 * 3) Add stock and bay leaf.
 * 4) simmer for 30 minutes.
 * 5) Remove bay leaf.
 * 6) Puree in blender (hand held blender is fine) with milk.
 * 7) Season to taste and finish with cream and chives.