Tomato Soup

Tomato Soup. The basic ingredient used are tomatoes and also have added bottlegourd , beetroot, onion,carrots. Its best to have soups during winters for soothing your throat or any other rainy day. 

This delicious soup needs no reason to have. 

Preparation Time : 10 minutes 

Cooking Time      : 15 minutes 

Serves                  :  2

Ingredients : 

• 3 large tomatoes 
• 1/2 bottlegourd 
• 2 carrots 
• 1 onion 
• salt to taste 
• pinch of sugar 
• cumin seeds to temper 
• 1/2 tsp  of corn starch 
• 1 tsp of ghee 
• 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder 
• 1/3 tsp of red chili powder (optional) 
• 2 cloves of garlic (optional) 
• croutons for soup 
• mint leaves optional 
• few black pepper powder to sprinkle on soup 

• How to prepare : 
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• Remove the skin of bottlegourd , Carrot, Beetroot, Onion and cut them in big chunks 
• Cut Tomatoes too in big chunks with the skin. 
• Wash the vegetables nicely and pressure cook for 3-4 whistles 
• Once they are pressure cooked blend them in blender in a smooth puree 
• Strain the soup with the help of strainer to remove tomato seeds 
• Mix corn flour with a spoon of water and keep aside 
• Heat a spoon of ghee in a pan , add cumin seeds and once it splutter add strained soup to it
• Add salt, sugar , turmeric powder, chili powder, garlic, corn starch and mix well. 
• Let the soup boil for 10-15 minutes till it changes the color and becomes thick. 
• Sprinkle some black pepper powder , add mint leaves , bread croutons 
• Serve hot.