Healthy Tomato Soup

Quantity : 4 Servings

Ingredients: 5-6 Plum Tomatoes, 5-6 stems of Celery, 1 Onion, 1 Potato, Small Piece of Bottle Guard, 1 Carrot,  4-5 stems of Cilantro and Mint (if available), 2-3 Cloves, 1 Bay Leaf, Ghee, Salt, 

Black Pepper, Sugar and Cheese (if needed ) , asafoetida

Recipe: Cut all veggies in medium pieces.

              Take little ghee in pressure cooker and add 3 cloves and 1 Bay Leaf to it.

              Once the cloves pop, add a pinch of asafoetida and add onions to it.

              Let the onions simmer for a while. Then add the rest of all vegetables. 

              Add little bit of salt.

              Now add water to soak all the veggies.

              Take the 4-5 stems of cilantro and mint and wash it. Then tied them together without taking                  off individual leaves and put it in the pressure cooker.

              Let the pressure cooker be on till it whistles 6-7 times.

              Let is cool down.

             Open it and then crush the boiled veggies after taking out the tied bunch of cilantro and mint.

             Strain the crushed pulp. If its too pulpy, add some water to make it the consistency you want.

             Add salt, pepper and sugar as per your taste and let it simmer on medium flame for like 10-15             minutes. Serve Hot.

            For some variations, you can add cheese and corn. Also you can boil some spaghetti and add  

            that too.