Light and Healthy Tomato Soup

Rains are here in Mumbai! What a lovely weather we get to experience. A relief from all the humid summers finally!

What’s better than having a healthy bowl of fresh tomato soup on one of these cozy and breezy days?

Grab down the ingredients and make one yourself. It’s light and will make your tummy smile.

Ingredients:

Servings- 2 (You can add more of the ingredients according to the servings, the list below will give you an idea)

Butter- 1 tbsp.
Oil- 1 tbsp.
Bay Leaf- 1
Black Pepper (Whole)-  4-5
Chopped Garlic- 4-5 (it adds up the Indian flavor)
Chopped Onion- 1
Freshly  Chopped Tomatoes- 5 medium sized
Chopped Carrot- 1 small
Basil or Tulsi finely chopped-  4 leaves
Water- 2 ½ cups
Black pepper powder freshly grounded- ½ tbsp.
Salt to taste
Fresh cream- 1 ½ tbsp.
Fresh Coriander for garnish

Procedure:

Heat oil and butter in a pan. Add bay leaf and whole black pepper. To this, add the chopped garlic and onions and cook till the onions become translucent. Add tomatoes, basil or tulsi, carrots and cook for 2-3 minutes. After that add the water and place a lid on the pan and simmer the fame, you have to let it cook for around 20 minutes. You can remove the lid in between just to check the amount of water in the pan, the vegetables should not stick to the bottom.

Remove the lid and let the mixture cool to the room temperature. I usually put the pan just below a fan to cool it down a little faster. After it comes to a normal temperature, remove the bay leaf from the mixture and blend it in the food processor.

Take a sieve and strain the whole soup through it. Remove the residue and heat the soup again. Add black pepper powder and salt to taste. Pour it in the soup bowl and serve hot.

            For the garnish, add a dash of cream and 2-3 leaves of                 coriander. Pour it in the soup bowl and serve hot with                   soup sticks.

Enjoy a light and healthy relish.