Spicy Banana Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 onion
    1 chili pepper
    2 tablespoons sunflower oil
    1/2 cup orange juice
    1 teaspoon orange zest
    2 cups vegetable broth (I used bouillon and water)
    1/2 cup ketchup
    3 bananas (ripe unblemished)
    3 tablespoons grated unsweetened coconut
Preparation
    Peel and dice onion.
    Clean and dice the chili pepper.
    Heat 1 Tbsp oil in a meium sauce pan and saute onion and pepper until soft but don't brown.
    Add orange juice, zest, and 2 cups vegetable broth.
    Stir in the ketchup.
    Cover pot bring to boil, low heat to medium and cook for 5 minutes.
    Add two of the bananas to the soup and puree.
    In a dry frying pan roast the grated coconut, until lightly browned, then let cool slightly on a plate.
    Peel and slice the last banana, coat with the coconut by pressing the banana slices slightly and turning then pressing again.
    In a frying pan heat 1 tbsp oil, then fry the coated banana slices on both sides.
    To serve laddle the soup into bowls then float the fried banana slices on top, sprinkle any left over coconut on top. Can garnish with finely sliced chili pepper rings and fine herbs.
    Enjoy.

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