Tomato soup

This is a south Indian version of the popular tomato soup - tastes yummy and different from the ones that are normally available.

Ingredients:

• Ripe tomatoes - 6
• Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
• Salt - to taste
• Sugar - to taste
• Cornflour or barley powder - 1 tsp
• Chopped coriander - 1 tbsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Jeera - 1 tsp
• Ghee - 1 tsp

Method:

• Put washed tomatoes in a little boiling water. Keep covered. After sometime the skin will split. Grind this into a fine paste.
• Add pepper powder, salt and sugar.
• Mix the cornflour or barley powder in water and add.
• Boil the mixture.
• In a pan, add ghee, mustard seeds and jeera. When they splutter, pour this into the soup.
• Garnish with chopped coriander and serve hot.

Variation - 1 tsp sambar powder can be added if you like a little more spice...