Recipe Description

Healthy Beetroot and tomato soup for good health

Ingredient                                                Quantity

Beetroots, diced                                         2 large

Tomatoes, diced                                        5 medium

Rice bran oil                                              2 tablespoons

Onions, finely chopped                             2 medium

Garlic, finely chopped                               8 cloves

Bay leaves                                                 2

Milk                                                            1 cup

Salt                                                             to taste

Black pepper crushed                                1 teaspoon

Fresh cream                                               ¼ cup

Coriander sprigs                                         for garnish

 

Method:

1. Heat rice bran oil in a pan, add onions and garlic and sauté till lightly browned.

1. Add beetroots, tomatoes, bay leaves and enough water. Bring the mixture to a boil and cook till the vegetables are soft. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.

1. Grind the cooled mixture to a fine paste with little water and milk. Strain, put it back into the pan and re-heat it.

1. Add salt and crushed black peppercorns, mix well. Bring the mixture to a boil. Finish with fresh cream leaving aside on tablespoon for garnish.

1. Transfer the soup into a soup bowl, top with reserved fresh cream and coriander sprigs and serve hot.