If available, put some tender carrot green aside. Peel, wash and chop the carrots, except for 1. Peel onion, garlic and ginger and chop finely.
Heat the fat in a saucepan. Sauté onion, garlic and ginger in it. Steam the carrots briefly. Season with salt, pepper and some sugar. Dust with flour and turmeric and sauté briefly. Good 3⁄4 Stir in l water, coconut milk and broth, bring to the boil.
Cover and simmer for about 15 minutes.
Roast sunflower seeds in a pan without fat, remove. Cut or grate the remaining carrot into fine strips. Cut ham into fine strips.
Finely puree the soup. Stir in carrot strips, ham and sour cream. Season to taste with salt, pepper and sugar. Serve the soup. Sprinkle the seeds over it. Garnish with carrot green if desired. Goes well with baguette.