Tomato Saar with Coconut Milk

Starters, Vegetarian

This Indian version of tomato soup is made with coconut milk. The milk lends a smooth creamy texture to the tomato saar. It’s a nourishing dish that can be consumed with hot, steaming jeera rice or buttered toast, or simply as a soup.

Recipe
Preparation Time: 5 mins	Cooking Time: 15 mins
Ingredients:	Method:
Ingredients 200g tinned tomatoes (can use fresh tomato purée as well) 160 mL tinned coconut milk (can also use fresh) 1 tbsp ghee 1 1/2 tbsp besan 7-8 curry leaves 1 pinch asafoetida (hing) 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera) 1 tsp red chilli powder 1 tsp sugar salt to taste	Add water to besan and make smooth paste. Make sure no lumps remain heat a deep vessel and add ghee add the jeera (cumin seeds), curry leaves, asafoetida and the tomatoes reduce heat and let tomatoes cook. You will smell aroma of tomatoes with ghee & curry leaves. Stir the mixture & mash the tomatoes for 5-7 mins. Cook tomatoes completely add red chilli powder and 1 tsp sugar & salt to taste add besan paste. Mixture will thicken add some water. Let it boil. Boiling besan is a sign that it has cooked add coconut milk and 1 cup water let it boil further, stir occasionally add some water if required and after boiling for 2-3 mins, it’s done!
Tomato saar can be enjoyed as a soup or with hot jeera rice, or with buttered bread

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