TOMATO SHORBA INDIAN TOMATO SOUP

Ingredients:

Tomato - 5 nos

Green Chilli - 3 nos

Garlic - 5 pieces

Ginger - 2 pieces 

Butter - 2 tbsp

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Pepper Corns - 5 nos

Coriander seeds (Crushed) - 1 tbsp

Coriander leaves - 1 bunch

Mint leaves - 5 nos (with stumps)

Curry leaves - few 

Cinnamon sticks - 1" inches   

Cardamom - 4 nos

Cloves - 3 nos

Bay leaves - 2 nos

Salt - for taste

Methods:

1. Heat oil in a pan add whole garam masala, cumin seeds, pepper corns, coriander seeds, ginger, garlic, turmeric,
2. Cook for a minute and add green chilly, roots and stems of curry leaves, coriander leaves, tomatoes. Let it fry for a while. Then add water, put the lid on simmer for 45 mins and an hour.
3. Strain this and boil once again add sugar(option), salt,
4. Heat butter in a pan add cumin seeds, thin slices of garlic,fry it for a while. Then add chopped coriander.
5. Cook this in the butter, pour the tadaka in to the shorba.

Note: Recipe is from VahRehVah

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