Ingredients

• tomato - 1 cup, chopped
• carrot - 1 cup, grated
• water, vegetable or chicken stock 1 liter
• butter - 2 tbsp
• cumin seeds -1/2 tsp
• coriander seeds - 1/2 tsp
• black pepper corns -1/2 tsp
• cinnamon - 1 small piece
• onion - 1/2 cup, chopped
• garlic - 1 tsp, chopped
• lime juice - 1 tbsp
• coriander leaves to garnish
• salt to taste

How to Make Carrot and Tomato Shorba

• Melt butter in a pan.
• Add cumin, coriander, pepper and cinnamon.
• Fry till fragrant.
• Add onion and garlic and fry till onion is light brown.
• Add tomato and water or stock.
• Simmer till tomato is very soft, about 20 minutes.
• Cool and blend in a mixer and strain.
• Add carrot and salt to the liquid and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Remove from fire, stir in the lime juice.
• Serve hot garnished with coriander leaves.