Healthy and Tasty Monsoon Soups
By: Team Ifairer | Posted: 12-08-2014
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Tomato Soup
IngredientsRipe Red Tomatoes - 4, Beetroot - 1 small piece, Coriander stem - 4, Garlic - 3 cloves, Ginger - 1 inch size, Cinnamon stick - 1 inch in size, Cloves - 2, Pepper - 5, Bay Leaf - 1, Star Anise - 1 small, Corn Flour - 2 spoons, Water - 2 cups.
How to makeCut the tomatoes into 4 parts and transfer them into a vessel that could fit in your pressure cooker. add the spices bay leaf, cinnamon stick, cloves, star anise and pepper to the tomatoes. add ginger and garlic too. add a small bit of beetroot, coriander stems and 1 cup of water. pressure cook all together up to 3- 4 whistles. alternatively you can cook them stove top for over 5-10 mins or also microwave them at very high for about 5-6 mins.
Cool them and remove the spices (cinnamon,cloves,star anise and bay leaf) except pepper.
Meanwhile prepare the corn starch by mixing 2 spoons of corn flour with 1/4 cup of water without any lumps.
Grind the tomatoes and filter the soup. boil the soup. add the corn starch to the boiling soup and give a stir. let the soup boil in slow flame for about 2-3 mins. add salt to taste, bit of pepper powder and serve hot!
Serve the Tomato Soup hot with Toasted Bread.Total Time: 30 min.
It can be served to 2 peoples.