Tomato Soup

Tomato soup is a comforting, delicious and flavor packed dish with right balance of sour and sweetness. This recipe is a restaurant style, made at home with ease and tastes extremely awesome as as an appetizer. 

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup onions, finely chopped
• 2 cups tomatoes, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp cornflour
• 5 to 8 cloves of garlic
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp fresh cream 
• 1 tsp black pepper powder, crushed
• 1 tsp sugar
• Water as required
• Salt to taste
• Bread croutons

METHOD:

1. In a bowl add 2 tbsp cornflour, add water and make it into a paste. Keep aside.
2. In a bid kadai, heat butter and add bay leaf.
3. Add the garlic cloves and fry for a minute.
4. Add the chopped onions, salt and fry until the onions are translucent.
5. Add the chopped tomatoes and fry on a medium flame until the tomatoes are soft and mushy.
6. Once its done, switch off the flame and let it cool.
7. Once cooled, transfer the mixture into a mixer jar and grind it into a smooth paste.
8. Transfer the paste into the kadai, boil on a medium flame. Add water to adjust consistency.
9. Add the cornflour paste to it and mix well. Boil on a medium flame for 5 to 8 minutes.
10. Season with black pepper powder. 
11. Add a tsp of sugar. Sugar is added to balance the sourness of the tomatoes.
12. Add a tsp of fresh cream. Boil for another 3 to 4 minutes.
13. Switch off the flame. 
14. Serve hot with some bread croutons.

Note:

• Always use ripe red tomatoes for making soup.