Tomato Soup

Ingredients:

• 8 Nos. Tomatoes (medium size)
• 3-1/2 cups Water
• 1/2 tbsp Butter
• 1/4 tsp Black pepper powder
• 1/4 tsp Red chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp Bay leaf and cumin powder
• 1/4 tsp Ginger-garlic paste
• 2 tbsp Cream for garnishing
• Salt to taste
• Bread Crumbs
• Coriander leaves

Tomato Soup

Method:

1. Put the tomatoes in a saucepan or, a pressure cooker and add water. When this starts to boil, reduce the heat and cook until tomatoes become tender. If you are boiling the tomatoes in a pressure cooker, then cook it until 2 whistles and then switch off the gas.
2. Put the boiled tomatoes in a blender and beat it to make a smooth tomato puree.
3. Seive it to remove the seeds and tomato skin and add some more water.
4. Heat butter in a pan.
5. Add black pepper powder, red chilli powder, bay leaf, cumin powder, ginger-garlic paste and salt.
6. Add the tomato puree to the above and bring it to boil.
7. Cook for about 5 minutes on medium heat.
8. Garnish with coriander leaves, butter and bread crumbs.
9. Serve hot.