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Easy Indian Tomato Soup (Saar)

SUBMITTED BY: VAIJAYANTI

"Just the thing for a cold wintry night. Here is a wonderfully easy recipe for traditional Indian tomato soup. It is ready in a jiffy, tastes wonderful, and acts as a lovely side-dish or appetizer. Serve it with a heavy curry/rice combo and some papadams and you are in heaven."
PREP TIME  15 Min
COOK TIME  10 Min
READY IN  25 Min

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 4 large ripe tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 tablespoons ghee (clarified butter)
  • 1 teaspoon mustard seed
  • 6 leaves fresh curry
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 teaspoons white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • salt to taste
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

DIRECTIONS

  1. Place the tomatoes and 1/2 cup water in a microwave-safe bowl, and cook on High 4 minutes in the microwave. Reserve the cooking water. Cool tomatoes slightly, peel, and discard skins. Process the tomatoes, reserved water, and garlic in a blender or food processor until smooth.
  2. Melt the ghee in a skillet over medium heat, and cook the mustard seed 1 minute. Stir in the curry leaves. Pour the processed tomatoes and garlic into the skillet. Stir in remaining 1 cup water. Mix in sugar, paprika, and salt. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and mix in the cilantro. Continue cooking 5 minutes. Serve warm.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 16, 2007 by Saz
Very Good recipe. MORE


 
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Nutritional Information
Easy Indian Tomato Soup (Saar)

Servings Per Recipe: 4

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 114

  • Total Fat: 7.4g
  • Cholesterol: 16mg
  • Sodium: 117mg
  • Total Carbs: 12.1g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 2.3g
  • Protein: 2.2g

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