Tomato Soup
Tomato soup - Easy and simply delicious. It is always a good appetizer or light meal with salad and crusty bread.
Ingredients
- 6 tomatoes
- 1 carrot
- 1 celery stick
- 1/2 ginger peeled and sliced
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1/2 tbsp salt adjust to taste
- 1/2 tbsp sugar adjust to taste
- 1/8 tbsp black pepper
Seasoning
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1/2 tbsp cumin seed (jeera)
- Pinch of asafetida
- 1 tbsp cilantro finely chopped (hara dhania)
Instructions
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Take medium tomatoes, cut in small pieces to make about 4 cups of chopped tomatoes.
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Then carrot, peeled and cut in small pieces to make about 1/3 cup of chopped carrots.
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celery stick cut into small pieces to make about 1/3 cup of chopped celery
Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium heat.
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Lightly brown the ginger.Add carrots and celery.
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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 pure in blender.
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Heat the oil in a saucepan. Add the cumin seed and asafetida.
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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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Turn the heat to low When the soup boils.let it simmer three to four minutes.
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Serve hot, with few pieces of crouton.
