piping Tomato & Carrot soup

Item - Tomato and Carrot Soup

Serves - 2

Ingredients -

• 3-4 tomatoes, cubed
• 1 medium sized carrot, cut into bite sized pieces
• 3-4 cloves of garlic, crushed
• 1tbsp corn flour
• 1tbsp Oil - olive or regular vegetable oil
• 2 to 3 cups of water
• Salt as per taste
• Pepper powder
• Chaat masala - optional

Method -

• In a pressure cook, add the oil, when hot, add the corn flour and crushed garlic. Stir fry for 2-3 minutes.
• Add in the coarsely chopped tomatoes & carrot.
• Add in the water & pressure cook for 3 whistles & 5 minutes of slow flame.
• Take off the flame when cool, add salt as per taste, and blend using a hand blender till turns into a smooth paste. Can add chaat masala if you want for a zing. Add a little water if you feel its too thick.
• Sieve, heat a bit more and serve hot with freshly ground pepper.

Pair this with a few slices of garlic bread (refer blog for recipe) or dry toast.

Can add white oats to thicken the soup, when heating post blending. Allow the oats at least 5 minutes to cook.

Can also add in soya chunks for a more filling soup.

Substitute tomatoes and carrots with dudhi (white gourd) or white pumpkin (bhopla) or mushrooms to make a variety of delicious soups!