TOMATO SOUP - RESTAURANT STYLE

 My family is not a big fan of toup, so I rarely make soup. If at all I am  making one, its definitely the tomato soup. I tried different methods, but this one fits our taste bud more than others. I have followed this recipe from a tamil magazine and had some alteration to suit our style. Lets see how to proceed with the procedure. 

 

 

STEP 1 INGREDIENTS:

 

 

Tomato - - 5 nos (medium sized RIPED RED)

Garlic - 3 pods

Green chilli - 1 slitted

Big onion - 1 (small size)

Beetroot - 1 small piece.

 

 

 

STAGE 2 TEMPERING

 

 

Butter - 3 tbsp.

Clove - 2

Cinnamon - 1 "

 

 

STAGE 3 COOKING

 

Take a pressure pan add butter.When the butter gets melted add cinnamon stick, cloves, green chilli, onion, finally tomato. Add 4 cups of water to it.

 

Let the cooker on for 3 whistles. After cools down and the pressure releases, slowly open the cooker lid and let the mixes cools down completely.

 

 

STAGE 4 GRINDING

 

 

 

STEP 4 ASSEMBLING

 

 

The final process needs the requirement for

 

corn flour -  1 tbsp.

tomato ketchup - 1 tbsp.

garam masala - 1 tsp.

salt 3/4 tsp

pepper powder.(adjust to your taste)

 

 

Add water (1 tbsp.)to corn flour and make a paste.

Take a spoonful of tomato ketchup.

 

Now take the ground soup mixe in a pressure pan and slowly add corn flour, ketchup and garam masala one by one without letting it to make lumps. Let the whole process be in medium and when it starts boiling switch it off. Add 1 tsp of salt and 1/2 tsp of black pepper powder at the end. Approximately it takes 8 mins in medium. Now you get a thick creamy restaurant style yummy tomato soup like this.