Tomato Soup

Tomato Soup

Tomato contains amazing amounts of Lycopene which is said to have anti-oxidant properties.  We use tomatoes for almost in all dishes. 

A few health benefits are given below:

It has high fiber so are widely used by people who are health conscious. 

They are good for improving skin porosity and are widely used in the manufacture of skin care and beauty products.

 

The organic facts of tomatoes are:

- Aids in digestion

- Blood purifier

- Improves vision

- Prevents gallstones

- Lowers hypertension

- Good source of antioxidants

- Prevents Urinary tract infections

- Reduces Cholestrol & protects heart

- Counters bad effects of cigarette smoking

- Reduces oxidative stress of type 2 diabetes

The Nutrient content of tomato is:

- Dietary Fibre - 5%

- Protein - 2%

- Carbohydrates - 1%

- Calories - 1%

The Vitamin content of tomato is:

- Vitamin C - 21%

- Vitamin A - 17%

- Vitamin K - 10%

- Folate - 4%

The Mineral content of tomato is:

- Pottasium - 7%

- Manganese - 6%

- Phosperous - 3%

- Copper - 3%

100g of tomatoes provide 21% of daily requirement of Vitamin C.

Soup is one of our favourite dish and here I'm going to share the preparation. 

Ingredients

Tomato - 3

Onion - 1

Garlic - 4 to 5 cloves

Ginger - 1 inch

Green chilli (optional) - 1

Butter - 1 tsp

Coriander leaves - 5 to 6 strands

Pepper powder - as required

Salt - as required

Fresh cream - 3 tbsp

Method

Select fresh,reddish, ripe, bigger hybrid variety i.e., Banglore tomato. Cut tomatoes and onion into medium sized pieces.

Pressure cook cut tomatoes, cut onion, garlic, ginger and green chilli. You can also microwave it for 10 -12 minutes or more minutes till it becomes soft. Allow it to cool for few minutes.

Grind the above into a fine paste. Add some water to the paste and filter it thoroughly. Discard the chunks.

Heat butter on a sauce pan and add the filtered sauce. Boil the sauce for 5 minutes. Switch off the flame. Add salt and pepper powder. Add fresh cream and coriander leaves.

Serve hot with soup sticks.

Will meet you soon with another healthy recipe. Bye.