Creamy Tomato Soup by Uma Sridharan

Contest Entry recipe posted by Uma Sridharan

Ingredients

 

Ripe Tomato 500 gms

Milk 1/2 cup

fresh cream 3 tbsp

onion 1 chopped

 

for white sauce

 

refined flour 2 tbsp

Butter 2 tbsp

Milk 2 cups

 

Method

 

Cut tomatoes intoi  half. In a heavy bottomed vessel, place cut tomatoes and chopped oinons along with 1/2 cup of milk. Bring it to boil. Simmer it. Let it boil till the onions become soft. Blend it in a mixie.

Mix the white sauce with the tomato - onion mixture. pour 3 cups of water and heat it. Simmer it for 5 to 7 mts. Remove from the heat. Add pepper and salt according to your taste. Add the fresh cream slowly and mix.Garnish with leeks and finely chopped coriander leaves.

 

White sauce

 

Heat the butter in a heavy bottomed vessel. and add the flour.Remove from the heat.  Pour 3 to 4 tbsp milk to it and stir. Mix well. Now add the rest of the milk and stir. Again place the vessel in a low heat and the sauce thickens.