Tomato Soup – Home made easy soup recipe
Ingredients :
Tomatoes : 1 Kg
Onions – 2 ( Medium Sized )
Fresh Ginger - 1 and half inch Piece
Carrot – 1 ( Chopped finely )
Beet root – Small piece
Salt and pepper powder - as required
Sugar – as per taste
Method
1. Dice onions and tomatoes into big pieces
2. Peel and chop ginger
3. Take all thr chopped vegetables in a vessel and pour enough water to cover the pieces.
4. Cook in medium flame till tomatoes become just tender ( or ) Pressure cook till one whistle .
5. Cool down thoroughly and discard beetroot piece .
6. Blend in mixie and then strain through broad eyed strainer to remove seeds and skin.
7. If necessary dilute it with water and reheat with salt and sugar .
8. Just before serving sprinkle pepper powder .
9. Serve hot in soup bowls with fried bread croutons .
Note :
Never allow the soup to over boil . Heat till boiling point only in medium flame stirring in between . If any soup is over boiled it loose its taste and also its important vitamins and minerals.
Orange and Tomato Soup :
Omit carrot and beetroot in the above recipe . Peel one (or ) two sweet oranges ( loose jacketed ) and add it when the tomatoes are three fourth cooked . Follow the same procedure .
Variation :
Above mentioned soup can be done without carrots and beetroots . For best result select ripe red tomatoes which are sweet in nature . Discard any green portions while chopping tomatoes . If tomatoes are sour little more sugar can be added . When serving this soup for guests and children top with little fresh butter .