Tomato Soup

Tomato Soup
Serves 2 

1. Ingredients

• 1 small onion -peeled, washed and chopped roughly
• 3 medium tomatoes, washed and chopped roughtly (remove the annoying bit at the stalk!)
• Half a handful (silly measurement!) of celery leaves and/or stalks washed and chopped (Celery can be replaced by chopped fresh coriander)
• A small potato, peeled, washed and thinly sliced

• You can also add extras like:
• 2" carrot, peeled , washed, thinly sliced
• 2" courgette / gourd (doodhi), cut into small pieces
• 2" red pumpkin, cut into small pieces
• 2" white pumpkin, cut into small pieces
• a dash of black pepper
• 1 tbsp olive (or any) oil
  

2. Method

• Keep 1 ltr boiling water ready, in the kettle or in a pan
• In a deep pan, add oil. Add the chopped onions
• On a low heat, fry for few minutes till tender. You may cover it
• Add celery/coriander. Stir well. cook for a minute or two
• Add potatoes, tomatoes(and other veggies). Mix well
• Pour 2 mugs= 500 ml boiling water. Let it all come to a boil
• Lower heat, cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes until all veggies are cooked through
• Add salt and pepper to taste
• If you think there is not enough liquid left, add some more boling water
• Blend thoroughly with a hand mixer or in a blender/ liquidiser
• No need to seive!
  

Note:

• In winter, fresh tomatoes are very pale in color. So, u may add few tablespoons of tomato puree.
• In summer, u can get lovely pumpkin. So u may alter this recipe to pumpkin soup by adding more pumpkin and less tomatoes!
• If u have some boiled dal or lentils , u can add it to the soup before blending
• U can add a spoon or two of baked beans too