Wash, peel and roughly dice the potatoes. Peel and finely dice shallots, garlic and ginger. Wash the apricots, remove them from the stone, dice.
Heat the butter in a saucepan, sauté the potatoes, shallots, garlic, apricots and ginger. Add the chilli pepper, turmeric and cumin, roast briefly, deglaze everything with the vegetable stock and coconut milk. Cover and simmer over low heat for about 20 minutes.
Puree, season to taste with salt, pepper and lemon juice. Serve garnished with apricot cubes or wedges.