Tamater Nariyal Ka Shorba
( Tomato soup flavored with coconut )

Tamater Nariyal Ka Shorba ( Tomato soup flavored with coconut )

Ingredients

500 gm Tomatoes, chopped
½ cup Coconut (nariyal), grated
3 tbsp Coconut oil
2 tsp Garlic (lasan), chopped
3 ½ tbsp Onions, chopped
1 tbsp Ginger (adrak), crushed
Salt to taste
½ tsp White pepper (safed mirch) powder
4 Bay leaves (tej patta)
6 cups *Vegetable stock
2 tbsp Cream
 

1. Heat the coconut oil in a pot; sauté garlic and onions for a few seconds.
2. Add the coconut and stir-fry. Add tomatoes and ginger.
3. Stir in the salt, white pepper powder, bay leaves, and vegetable stock. Simmer for 15 – 20 minutes till the tomatoes are cooked and tender. Remove from heat and keep aside to cool.
4. Blend the mixture, strain through a muslin cloth and reheat. Remove from heat and stir in the cream.
5. Pour into individual soup bowls and serve immediately.

Serves: 4

*Vegetable stock: Combine 4 carrots (gajar), washed and scrubbed; 8 whole spring onions (hara pyaz); 6 outer lettuce leaves, 1 tsp salt, and 4 cups / 1 lt / 32 fl oz water together. Bring the mixture to the boil. Cover, lower heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Strain the stock through a muslin cloth and use as required.