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Classic Tomato Soup

A classic tomato soup is sweet, tangy tasty soup perfect with a slice of garlic bread. One of the easiest soup you can make and its freezer friendly too.

Course Soup
Cuisine American, Indian
Keyword classic tomato soup, homemade soup recipe, tomato soup
Servings 4
Author Avin Kohli

Ingredients

  • 4 large tomatoes chopped
  • 1 medium beetroot
  • 2 medium carrot
  • 1 large red onion
  • 1/4 tsp garlic paste
  • Salt and pepper as per taste
  • 1/4 tsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp corn flour

Instructions

  1. In a pressure cooker heat some oil or butter. Add onions, cook till soft.
  2. Add the tomatoes, beetroot and carrot and 1 ltr water. Pressure cook for 5 mins after the 1st whistle.
  3. Let it rest. When manageable blend smooth. Strain.
  4. Put the soup back on heat. Once it starts bubbling add 2 tbsp corn flour mixed in 1/2 cup water. The soup will start to thicken.
  5. Now add salt, pepper and sugar. Serve with garlic toast.

Recipe Notes

  1. Add fresh basil leaves. It will take the soup to another level.
  2. Instead of water you can add vegetable stock. It will definitely zing your soup to extraordinary.
  3. Adding fresh cream also makes this soup more tasty.

  4. Don't leave the sugar as it balances the sourness of tomatoes.