Tomato soup recipe

Tomato soup recipe - A comforting and soothing healthy drink to sip for all age people in all season. This is a tomato based thick variety soup served hot. This tomato soup is low in calories with full of flavors and taste which satisfy your taste buds. The fresh pepper powder made by pounding the pepper in a mortar with a pestle adds a hot taste to the soup. Soup is a must liquid food, particularly during the rainy days. There are few specific kind of soups that can be made easily. Do check out some other  soup varieties. 

 
This hot tomato soup is made  by boiling  ingredients in water  and the flavors are extracted by cooking them soft. There are two types of soups that we can make,  the clear soups  and the thick soups. Thick soups are always my family's favorite, so I made this thick variety of soup by using corn flour as thickening ingredient and served it as a starter for the meal.  You may serve it with toast or toasted bread cubes. Try this soup and take a taste. You will like it.

Tomato Soup Recipe

Prep time : 10 mins
Cook time : 15 mins
Total time : 25 mins
Recipe type : Soup
Cuisine :Indian
Yield : Serves  2
Author : Vidya Chandrahas

Ingredients

• 6 medium sized tomatoes
• 1/4 " ginger, peeled, chopped
• 1 medium sized onion
• 4 -5 cups of water
• 2 tsp corn flour
• 1/4 tsp jeera powder
• 3/4 tsp pepper powder
• Salt as required

Method

1. Wash the tomatoes and place them in a cooker container. add 4 -5 cups of water to it. Add the onions and ginger to it. Pressure cook till  3 whistles.
2. Once the pressure releases, remove the container and allow the boiled ingredients  to cool.
3. Once the tomatoes become cool, peel the skin.
4. Then chop the peeled tomatoes and transfer them back to the containerl and combine with other boiled ingredients.
5. Put these boiled ingredients in a mixer jar and grind it to a smooth paste, using stock. Then pour the ground paste in a pan. Add the salt, jeera powder and pepper powder.
6. Mix well and bring it to boil. Make the corn flour paste with 2 tbsp of water. While the soup is boiling, add the corn flour paste and bring it to boil stirring continuously. Simmer for 2 minutes
7. When it is done, remove from the heat. Serve the tomato soup hot just before meal.

Tomato soup recipe - step by step pictures

1.  Wash the tomatoes and place them in a cooker container. add 4 -5 cups of water to it. Add the onions and ginger to it. Pressure cook till  3 whistles.

2.  Once the pressure releases, remove the container and allow the boiled ingredients  to cool.

3.  Once the tomatoes become cool, peel the skin.

4.  Then chop the peeled tomatoes and transfer them back to the containerl and combine with other boiled ingredients.

5.  Put these boiled ingredients in a mixer jar and grind it to a smooth paste, using stock. Then pour the paste in  a  pan. add the salt, jeera powder and pepper powder.

6.  Mix well and bring it to boil. Make the corn flour paste with 2 tbsp of water. While the soup is boiling, add the corn flour paste and bring it to boil stirring continuously. Simmer for 2 minutes

7.  When it is done, remove from the heat. Serve the tomato soup hot just before meal.