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Roasted Tomato Soup

Tomato Soup is everyone's favorite when it comes to sipping soup on a cold winter night. The tartness and the freshness of the amazing tomatoes is all we need to make this soup. I roasted\pan fried the tomatoes for the charred edges. This adds flavour to the soup. along with the roasted garlic, adds the required aroma and flavour to the soup. Try this soup and share with your friends and family, and let me know how it turned up.



Ingredients

  • 8 Tomatoes
  • 2tsp oil
  • 10 Garlic Pods
  • 2 Onions
  • Coriander stems ( a small bunch)
  • 1" Ginger
  • 3 Cardamom (seeds)
  • 5 cloves
  • 1 tbsp. Black Peppercorn
  • 3 Bay leaf
  • 1 Tbsp. Butter
  • 1/2 tsp red chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  • 2 tsp Sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Black Pepper Powder






Method

  1. Select the red plum tomatoes that are more towards the sour side
  2. Cut them in half and add to a pan, season with salt, oil and add garlic pods to it.
  3. Mix it well and let it rest, 
  4. Finely chop the onions evenly, and cut the coriander stems, and chop the ginger evenly.
  5. You can either roast the tomatoes at 180 C for 15 minutes, or pan fry until they develop some charred edges. I am pan frying these, so that I can control the heat and also so that the tomatoes don't burn.
  6. Peel the garlic, it should come off easily, while being soft and sweet inside.
  7. In a saucepan, add butter on low heat, when it melts add the whole spices, on slow flame.
  8. Add the ginger, garlic and the coriander stems, sauté for some time and add the onions.
  9. Fry the onions until they turn translucent, then add the roasted tomatoes. Stir for few minutes.
  10. To it add 4 cups of water, for added flavour you can also add chicken stock or vegetable stock. 
  11. Add red chili powder and turmeric powder. Cover and cook until the tomatoes turn mushy. 
  12. Let it cool down, and strain the mixture.
  13. Once strained, add to a saucepan, flame on low heat, and add sugar, salt and black pepper powder.
  14. Skim the visible scum on top.
  15. Once the soup consistency is reached, pour in a cup, serve with amazing croutons.   


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