Home Made Tomato Soup

Step By Step

• Heat one tablespoon of butter in a dish on medium heat.
• Break one bay leaf into three or four pieces.
• Stir fry a little.
• Add four diced cloves of garlic.
• Add half an inch of sliced ginger.
• Add one chopped medium onion.
• Stir fry a little to cover all the ingredients with the butter.
• Add a sliced medium carrot.
• Add six medium-diced tomatoes.
• Mix well.
• Cover and let simmer for about fifteen minutes.
• After fifteen minutes remove the lid and stir the contents.
• Add half a teaspoon of salt.
• Add half a teaspoon of black peppercorns.
• Stir to mix thoroughly.
• Cover and let simmer for another twenty minutes.
• After twenty minutes remove the cover and stir thoroughly.
• Add two tablespoons of rice.
• Stir to mix well.
• Add two cups of water.
• Bring to a boil, cover and let cook for fifteen minutes.
• After fifteen minutes remove the lid and stir well.
• Leave to simmer for about five minutes.
• Strain the water in another dish.
• Make sure to get as much of the water out as you can.
• Put the vegetables in another dish.
• Remove the bay leaves.
• Blend into a fine paste.
• Put the blended paste in a pan on medium heat.
• Add the strained water to the paste.
• stirring slowly to mix well.
• Add a quarter teaspoon of white pepper.
• Add a quarter teaspoon of black pepper powder.
• Stir to mix well.
• Add half a teaspoon of dry basil.
• Add half a teaspoon of sugar.
• Stir to mix well.
• Let simmer stirring occasionally for about five minutes or till the desired thickness is achieved.
• Add half a teaspoon of butter.
• Stir to mix the butter in the soup.
• Enjoy

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Good For : 3 Servings

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