Healthy Red-Veg Combo Soup

You can have this soup on a tiring day to refresh u up or at any time with meal or alone.Its easy to do with the goodness of tomato,carrot and red-bell pepper (Capsicum) along with few flavouring herbs.Try this at home and enjoy this soup. Bon Appetit!.

Healthy Red Combo Soup - Soup done with Tomato,Bell pepper and Carrot.

Ingredients:

1 big tomato or 2 tomatoes boiled in water for 2-3 mins and peeled after its skin gets flaked

1 grated carrot - peeled and grated

1/4 red capsicum - deseeded and chopped

4 black pepper corns

1/2 inch cinnamon stick-little crushed

2 bay leaves-crushed

10 gm butter

1/2 tsp corn flour

1 tsp sugar

2 tsp oil

1 cm size ginger

1 garlic cloves-crushed

2 garlic flakes - finely chopped

salt - to taste

2 cloves-crushed

2 tbsp tomato puree

4 soup sticks or 8-10 toasted croutons-for serving

few mint leaves -for garnishing

a pinch of ajwain -powdered or 5 basil leaves-optional

200ml + 150 - 200ml  + 1 cup water

4 tbsp fresh cream(optional)

Directions

1.Take a blender and blend the peeled(half-boiled) tomatoes with 150 -200 ml water,grated carrot, chopped red-bell pepper,ginger piece,2 garlic cloves,black pepper corns,cinnamon stick,cloves,pinch of ajwain powder or 5 basil leaves for about 2-3 mins and strain the mixture.

2.Again add 1 cup(200ml) water to the residue and pulse it 3-4 times using a blender and strain the mixture.

3.Heat butter and oil in a non-stick pan and add bay leaves,finely chopped garlic flakes then the blended tomato mixture,300 ml water,salt,sugar,corn flour-dissolved in hot water and make this boil for 5 mins till it thickens.

4.Pour this into 4 soup bowls and top it with fresh cream(optional) and serve this hot with toasted croutons and mint on top.