1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil
1 onion, roughly chopped
2 sticks of celery, chopped
thumb-size of fresh ginger, grated
1 tbsp cumin seeds
1/4 teaspoon dried chilli flakes (optional)
half a cauliflower, broken into florets
half a butternut pumpkin (or a sweet potato),
chopped into large chunks
2 potatoes, peeled and chopped
into large chunks
1 litre vegetable stock