Tomato Soup

Ingredients:-

For Soup:-

Tomato - 3

Onion - 1

Potato - 1/2(Optional)

Tomato Ketchup - 2 tbsp for color

For Khada Masala:-

Tejpata - 1

Dalchini - 1 inch

Cloves - 2

Black Pepper - 8

Cinnamon - 2

Ginger - ½ inch

Garlic - 2-3 (optional)

For Frying:-

Butter - 3 tbsp

Maida - 2 tbsp

Masala for the Soup:-

Salt

Sugar - 2 tsp

Black Pepper - 2 tsp

For Garnishing:-

Chopped Corriander leaves

Either butter or whipped cream

Recipe:-

Boil all the above veggies in a pressure cooker till one whistle.

Strain all the water and can be saved for further use to add in the soup.

Cool it in a big plate.

Except for the tejpata and grind the rest in a mixer till fine paste. Strain the paste adding the earlier water.

Take a vessel on stove and add 3 tbsp of butter. Once butter melts quickly add 2 tbsp of maida and stir vigorously.

Add Tejpatha along with the earlier vegetable paste and hot water (strained earlier from the veggies) as per the required consistency.

Add 2 tsp of sugar, 2 tsp of black pepper and salt to taste.

Add Tomato Ketchup and let it boil for 5 mins.

Garnishing:-

Garnish it with chopped coriander leaves.

Also can add small amout of butter or whipped cream.