Bawarchi: Amul Recipes: Soups: Tomato Soup

Serves 6
1/2 kg ripe tomatoes - quartered
6 cups water
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp sugar
1 sprig mint
1 tsp Amul Butter
1 tsp pepper powder
1/2 cup cream
6 tbsp Amul Cheese Powder
2 slices bread - cut 1 1/2 cm squares
Oil for frying
Place tomatoes in a heavy pan. Add water and bring to the boil. Add salt, mint and continue boiling for 10 minutes. When cool, blend the tomatoes in a mixer. Sieve to separate seeds and skin. If mixer is not available use a soup strainer for 2 minutes. Serve hot, each serving with 1 tbsp cream, 1 tbsp Amul Cheese powder and a few crunchy croutons.
Croutons
Heat oil in deep pan till smoking. Fry the pieces of bread till golden brown. Drain on paper.