Tomato Soup

This classic Tomato Soup is thick, flavorful and delicious. This Indian styled soup is prepared with tomatoes, carrot, garlic, onion and spices.

Ingredients:

Tomatoes – 6, chopped
Carrot – 1, grated
Onion – 1, chopped
Garlic Cloves – 6 small sized, chopped
Cinnamon – 1cm long
Cloves – 4
Cornstarch – 1 tablespoon
Pepper powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Sugar – 1 teaspoon
Oil – 1 1/2 tablespoons
Salt to taste
Butter/ Cream to top
Fried bread cubes(Croutons) – 15

Method:

1. Heat oil in a pressure cooker .
2. Add cinnamon and cloves and fry little bit.
3. Add garlic and onion. Fry till onion turns to light brown in color.
4. Add carrot and tomatoes and fry till tomatoes become soft and mushy.
5. Add sugar, salt, pepper powder and 3 cups of water and pressure cook until tomatoes are soft and mushy. Turn off the heat. Once it cools down, blend it and strain it.
6. Dilute cornstarch in two cups of water. Pour this to the soup and boil it.
7. Top it with cream/butter and croutons. Serve hot.