Spicy Tomato Soup

After some looking at different recipes, I thought I would experiment with making an Indian Tomato Soup, as I once had in a restaurant. This comes close. Warning! Indian Chili powder is much spicier than your ordinary store-bought.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 167 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 onion, chopped
• salt to taste
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon garam masala
• ½ teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomato puree
• ½ cup water, or as needed
• 1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste
• 1 tablespoon Indian chili powder
• ⅓ cup heavy cream or half-and-half (Optional)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat; stir in onions and bay leaves, and cook about 5 minutes until the onions begin to soften. Add flour, ginger-garlic paste, garam masala, turmeric, and Indian chili powder. Cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute.

Step 2

Pour the water into the pan, and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom with a wooden spoon. Pour in the tomato puree and thin with additional water to desired consistency. Add sugar and salt; cook until sugar is dissolved and soup is hot, about 5 minutes.

Step 3

Remove bay leaves and serve with cream if desired.