Tomato Soup - Home made easy soup recipe

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 .