Green peas and cherry tomato soup

Ingredients

• ½ cup fresh green peas
• 10 medium size ripe tomatoes
• 2 medium size onions
• 1 small piece of ginger
• 1 tbsp(tablespoon) pure ghee or butter
• 1 tbsp cumin seeds
• 2 tbsp red chillies powder
• ½ tbsp sugar (optional)
• Salt to taste
• Coriander leaves for garnish

Method

Step 1

Cut the tomatoes into two parts.

Step 2

Cut ginger into small pieces.

Step 3

Cut onion into medium pieces.

Step 4

Place all of these in a sauce pan.

Step 5

Add one cup water and cook over a medium flame with lid on.

Step 6

When tomatoes become soft, turn off the flame.

Step 7

Allow it to cool down.

Step 8

Once cooled, remove the skin of tomatoes with a tong.

Step 9

Transfer the contents into a blender and blend until it becomes smooth and pulpy.

Step 10

Drain this pulp to remove the remaining skin, if any, and the seeds of tomatoes.

Step 11

Heat a thick pan and add pure ghee on low flame.

Step 12

Add cumin seeds when ghee melts.

Step 13

Once the cumin seeds start crackling, turn the flame on low and add fresh green peas in it.

Step 14

Simmer until they are very tender.

Step 15

When softened, add pureed tomato mixture into it.

Step 16

Stir for a while and cook it for 10 minutes on medium flame.

Step  17

When it begins to thicken slightly, turn off the flame.

Step 18

Spoon it hot into a serving bowl.

Step 19

Garnish with coriander leaves and cream(optional)

Nutritional Information

*Based on a 2000 calorie diet

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