Kerala Style Tomato Soup
A light, warming broth seasoned with black pepper and curry leaves. This is not the kind of soup that tries to be a meal — it is the kind that settles the stomach, clears the head, and warms you from the inside.
Ingredientsfor 2 servings
- 3 nos Tomato
- 1 nos Onion
- 4 nos Cloves (Grambu)
- 1 tsp Pepper powder
- 1/2 inch Cinnamon (Karugapatta)
- 2 tbsp Butter
- 3 tbsp Cornflour
- 2 tbsp Sugar
- Salt, to taste
Preparation
Step 1
Heat butter in a pressure cooker.
Step 2
Add onions, cloves, cinnamon and pepper.
Step 3
Cook until onions become brown in colour.
Step 4
Add chopped tomatoes. Keep frying in low flame until the tomatoes are mushy. Take care and do not burn the tomatoes.
Step 5
Add 6 cups of water and pressure cook for 2 whistles. Cool down and remove the cinnamon piece.
Step 6
Grind the tomatoes and strain it.
Step 7
Heat the soup. Stir ocassionally.
Step 8
Add the corn flour which has been dissolved in 1/2 cup water to the soup so as to thicken it.
Step 9
Add salt, freshly ground pepper powder and sugar and cook for 5 - 6 minutes. As an option you can also garnish the soup by allow to crackleing some curry leaves and a red chilly in little ghee for those who prefer so.
Tip
Taste as you go. Recipes are guidelines — your palate is the final judge. Adjust salt, sourness, and heat to what tastes right to you.
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