Tomato Soup
What's more satisfying and comforting than a hot bowl of soup? This is an easy recipe and simply delicious. Tomato Soup is always good as a starter or light meal with salad and crusty bread.
Servings 3 people
Ingredients
- 6 medium tomatoes, cut in small pieces to make about 4 cups of chopped tomatoes
- 1 medium carrot, peeled and cut in small pieces to make about 1/3 cup of chopped carrots
- 1 celery stick, cut into small pieces to make about 1/3 cup of chopped celery
- 1/2 inch ginger peeled and sliced
- 1 tsp oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
Seasoning
- 2 tsp oil
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds jeera
- 1/8 tsp asafetida hing
- 1 tbsp cilantro finely chopped hara dhania
Instructions
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Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Lightly brown the ginger. Add carrots and celery. Stir fry two minutes.
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Add the tomatoes, salt, sugar, and pepper. Cook until tomatoes are mushy.
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Let the tomatoes cool, then puree in blender.
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Heat the oil in a saucepan. Add the cumin seed and asafetida. As the cumin seeds crack, add cilantro and stir for a minute.
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Add the tomato pure and approx. 1¼ cup of water (adjust the water to your taste).
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When the soup boils, turn the heat to low and let it simmer three to four minutes.
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Serve hot, I like to serve with few pieces of crouton.
Originally posted 2013-03-07 22:51:06.
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