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Tomato Soup

Also known as Easy Tomato Soup, Tomato Shorba · Veg · Snacks & Starters, Soups & Salads

Snacks & StartersSoups & SaladsLow carb

Total25 min
Prep10 min
Cook15 min
Serves4
Per serving190 cal
Spicemild

You’ll need: Oven, Air Fryer, Pressure Cooker

Good for: Rainy Day

Tomato Soup

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A short video for every step, so your hands never have to leave the pan.

Tomato soup: tomatoes pressure-cooked with butter, star anise, pepper and Kashmiri chilli, blended and finished with cream. Mild, serves 4, 25 min, video.

Low calorie

Ingredients

15 items
Cooking for4 servings
  • BreadBread, Cubes2
  • Bay LeavesBay Leaves1
  • Black PeppercornsBlack Peppercorns½ tsp
  • Star AniseStar Anise1
  • GarlicGarlic4 cloves
  • WaterWater4 cup
  • SaltSalt1 tsp
  • Sunflower OilSunflower Oil3 tsp
  • ButterButter2 tbsp
  • Dried Kashmiri Red ChilliDried Kashmiri Red Chilli2
  • OnionOnion, Finely Chopped1
  • TomatoTomato, Roughly Chopped5
  • Coriander LeavesCoriander Leaves¼ cup
  • SugarSugar2 tsp
  • Fresh CreamFresh Cream1 tbsp

Contains: milk, wheat, soya.

Nutrition

One serving, and the whole batch of 4. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.

NutrientPer servingAll 4
Energy190kcal760kcal
Protein3.3g13g
Carbohydrate19g76g
Fat12g48g
Fibre3.4g14g
Sugar7.4g30g

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Method

  1. 1

    To make the Croutons, cut the bread into 1-inch cubes, brush with oil and shallow fry in a Tawa or bake in an oven for 10-15 mins at 200 C.

    BreadSunflower Oil

  2. 2

    In a pressure cooker add butter, bay leaf, Kashmiri red chilli, star anise, peppercorns and saute for a minute.

    Bay LeavesBlack PeppercornsStar AniseButterDried Kashmiri Red Chilli

  3. 3

    Add 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped onion and saute for a minute.

    GarlicOnion

  4. 4

    Add 5 roughly chopped tomatoes, 1 cup of water, fresh coriander leaves and pressure cook for 3 whistles.

    WaterTomatoCoriander Leaves

  5. 5

    Open the pan, remove bay leaf and using a hand blender or mixer grinder, blend this into a smooth puree. Strain this using a strainer.

  6. 6

    In another saucepan add the strained mixture, 2 cups of water and bring it to boil. Add sugar and salt.

    WaterSaltSugar

  7. 7

    Add 1 tbsp fresh cream to the soup, simmer for 2 more minutes. And serve hot with croutons.

    Fresh Cream

Before you start

How long does Tomato Soup take?
25 minutes from start to finish. That is 10 minutes of preparation and 15 minutes of cooking.
How many people does Tomato Soup serve?
4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
Is Tomato Soup vegetarian?
Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
Is Tomato Soup spicy?
It is mild: 1 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
What do I need to make Tomato Soup?
5 Tomato, 1 tbsp Fresh Cream, ¼ cup Coriander Leaves, 2 Bread, 1 Bay Leaves, 1 Star Anise, and a few more listed on this page.
Do I need a pressure cooker for Tomato Soup?
Yes, this one is cooked under pressure.
How many calories are in Tomato Soup?
About 190 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.

Tips from other cooks

5 notes
  • S

    Safiya SulthanaNovember 2022

    Simple, easy to make and yummyyyy💖

    A cook's photo of Tomato Soup
  • M

    Malarkodi SJuly 2025

    can we add kasmiri powder instead of kashmiri chilli

  • S

    ShereenJuly 2024

    Yummy! It came out so well

  • C

    A Cookd cookMay 2023

    ✨🫶

    A cook's photo of Tomato Soup
  • V

    VedaNovember 2021

    great

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