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Tomato Soup

Tomato soup is a treat for health conscious people as it is loaded with vitamins and minerals. It serves as a good appetizer and helps one to keep warm on cold days. Earlier, I used to make tomato soup with only tomatoes. Over a period of time, I saw many friends adding other vegetables too and modified my recipe. This recipe is somewhat similar to what my nutritionist sister-in-law prepares.

 Ingredients

Tomatoes - 4 nos large, ripe

Onion - 1 no

Potato - 1 small

Carrot - 1 no

Salt - As per taste

Sugar - 1 to 2 teaspoon

Water - Approx 1 to 1½ litre

 Black Pepper Powder - ½ teaspoon

Red Chilly Powder - ¼ teaspoon

Corn flour - 2 teaspoons

Bread Croutons - 1 cup

Cream (optional) - 2 tablespoons

Soup Sticks (optional)

Method

Peel and chop onion. Chop tomatoes. Peel and grate potato and carrot. Take all vegetables in a pan and add approx 750 ml water and bring to a boil. Cook for about 10 minutes, remove from fire and strain and set the stock aside. Allow the vegetables to cool and then, blend them into a smooth paste. Mix this paste again with the stock and strain again. Now, boil the soup, add sugar, salt and chilly powder. Add more water if required. Mix corn flour with little water and add gradually to the soup while stirring continuously. Serve piping hot, topped with cream, black pepper powder and bread croutons.

Bread croutons are made by cutting bread slices into cubes and frying till golden brown and crispy. If you wish to cut out the oil, use soup sticks instead.

Note - Preparation time is about half hour and this quantity is enough for four persons.