EASY TOMATO SOUP

Tomatoes are sweet, juicy and delicious. They are fat free, low in calories and and have Vitamin C. Garlic has antiviral, anti-fungal ,antioxidant  and antibacterial properties. Celery is a rich source of antioxidants,It is rich in vitamin A, vitamin C,Vitamin K and potassium. It lowers blood pressure and prevents cancer.

Tomato soup is a very popular soup in India. It is easy to prepare and very delicious soup.There are lot of versions of tomato soup but this soup is my version. While making tomato soup use fresh red ripe and sweet tomatoes.

INGREDIENTS
Tomatoes 4 big no.s
Garlic 6 cloves
Sugar 1 tsp
Celery 1 stalk
Pepper 2 tsp freshly crushed
cornflour 1 tbsp
Salt to taste











METHOD

Heat a pan with 2 cups of water, when it boils add the ripe sweet tomatoes, garlic and celery stalk. Turn off the fire. Keep it aside for 15 minutes.

When it cools down take out the blanched tomatoes and peel them. Do not throw the water keep it aside. Put the tomatoes garlic and celery  in a blender and blend them to a smooth pulp. Add the water to the pulp and run it through a strainer. Keep some 2 tbsp water aside to add to 1 tbsp cornflour.

Heat a deep pan add the strained pulp and bring it to boil,add salt,sugar and pepper. Add the cornflour to the pan and boil it for 3 - 4 minutes. Switch off the fire.

Serve hot with bread croutons.

MUSHROOM SOUP....

Mushrooms are consumed for their nutritional and medicinal value. They are easily found in markets.Button
mushroom is the most common variety of mushroom consumed all over the world.The white button mushroom is sold as fresh mushroom or is canned and used for soups, sauces and other food products.

I am using fresh button mushroom for my soup, Its very tasty and easily can be made at home.

Ingredients
200 gm fresh button mushroom finely chopped
25 gm butter
one small onion finely chopped
one small potato chopped
parsley
2 cup milk
pepper
4 pod of garlic
2 tsp cornflour

Method

1. Melt half the butter in a pan and add half of the onions, garlic, 1/4 mushrooms, potato and gently fry until soft but not coloured. Keep it aside ,after it cools down grind it into a paste.

2. Again take the remaining butter in a pan, melt it. Add the remaining onions and mushrooms and fry until soft.

3.Add the ground paste and milk into the pan. stir it and add salt to taste.

4.Mix the corn flour in 1cup water. Add this to the pan.If soup is thick u can add little water or milk.

5. Cook till it comes to a boil. Add the pepper.

6. Garnish with parsley if desired.

Yummy delicious soup is ready.