Recipe for Tomato Soup.

Recipe for Tomato Soup

Ingredients

Tomatoes- 500kg cut into quarter.

Carrot- 1piece cut into slices

Onion- 1 big cut into slices

Garlic- 1 teaspoon

Ginger- 1 teaspoon

Sugar- 1 teaspoon

Salt- as per taste

Butter-1 tablespoon

Oil- half tablespoon

Bay leaf- 1

Black pepper- 1teaspoon

Cream- 100grams

Water- 3 cups

Method

1.       First mix together sugar and cream. Then keep it aside.

2.       Heat oil and butter in a pressure cooker. Add bay leaf, black pepper and onions. Fry it till it turns translucent.

3.       Put ginger garlic and sauté for a few seconds.

4.       Put carrot slices, tomatoes and salt. Sauté for a minute. Now put 3 cups of water and pressure cook on a medium flame till 3 – 4 whistles.

5.       Remove the lid when the pressure is completely reduced and strain it. Keep the liquid separately. Remove the bay leaf. Cool the rest of the solid portion on the strainer and make a puree in a mixer.

6.       Mix the puree and the separated liquid together in a pan. Place it back on heat.

7.       Cook for another couple of minutes till there is a nice consistency.

8.       Now turn off the burner. Put the cream and sugar mixture in the soup.

Garnish with cream and serve hot with bread croutons (small pieces of toasted breads).

Tomato Soup