Tomato Soup

• Tomatoes 600 gms.
• Chopped ginger 1 tbsp.
• Chopped garlic 1 tbsp.
• Whole garam masala 1 tbsp.
• Bay leaf 2 no.
• Chopped green coriander 1 tbsp.
• Cumin seeds 1 tsp.
• Sugar (optional) 1 tbsp.
• Oil 1 tbsp.
• Green chili 2 no.
• Salt As per taste

1. Wash and cut tomatoes into quarters

2. Cook tomatoes with chopped ginger, garlic, green chilies cut into two and Whole Garam masala. Add 5 cups of water and bayleaf. Bring to a boil.

3. Simmer for twenty minutes on a slow flame until tomatoes are mashed completely.

4. Strain the mixture with a soup strainer.

5. Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds, let them crackle. Add strained tomato liquid and season with salt.

6. Bring it to a boil, add sugar if it is very sour.

7. Serve hot, garnished with chopped green coriander leaves.