There are some things which always take you back to the childhood days and make you nostalgic. I still remember the taste of fresh homemade tomato soup my mom used to make at home. I try to make it the same way but still cannot replicate the exact taste. There is something about mom’s cooking and how much you try you can’t get the exact same taste. Isn’t it?
Before we go on to the recipe, let me share some memories from my childhood days and my moms cooking. She was not only a great cook but a great hostess too who loved inviting friends for lunch or dinner. I remember many friends coming over for dinner at our place as she used to love cooking and hosting them all. There were few of her signature dishes which everyone loved.
Whenever I make all those dishes, it makes me little emotional as it’s always bittersweet. I happily accept compliments when someone likes one of my dishes made from my mom’s recipes. Over the years, I have somehow got used her style of cooking and made changes according to my family’s taste, my husband’s preferences, my mother in laws methods of cooking and my knowledge as a dietician.
She might not be here with me but her memories are always there to make me smile and will always hold a special place.
Coming back to the recipe, soups are the comfort food and this is my first soup recipe in this series. It is easy and healthy as we are using onion, and carrots along with tomatoes to make this soup.
- Tomatoes are rich in Vitamin A, C and K and many antioxidants.
- They have lycopene which gives it the red colour and is beneficial in many ways like fighting diseases like cancer.
- Vitamin A in tomatoes gets converted to lycopene and helps in improving vision.
One tomato can provide almost 40% of the total Vitamin C daily requirement.
I mentioned about the carrot and its benefits in my C post. Do read it here if you missed it.
A homemade soup is always better than outside one and it’s a simple recipe which you can easily make at home.
- Tomatoes 8-10medium
- Garlic 2 cloves
- Carrot 1 small
- Onion 1 small
- Oil ½ teaspoon
- Butter 1 tablespoon
- Bay leaf 1
- Salt to taste
- Black pepper – ½ tsp
- coriander leaves for garnishing.
- First of all, Wash and cut all the vegetables, tomatoes, onion, garlic and carrot.
- Heat oil in a pan and add bay leaf, sliced onions and sauté until pink and transparent.
- Now add the garlic and cook for some time.
- Add cut carrots and tomatoes and cook for some time.
- Add 2 cups of water and cook for some time and bring to boil. Cover the pan and cook for 10 minutes.
- Take it off from the gas and let it cool.
- Once it’s cold, use a blender to make a puree. Remove bay leaf before grinding.
- Strain it and cook the liquid for some more time. Add salt, pepper, and butter.
- Serve hot with or without bread squares.
If you like it little sweet. You can add a spoon of sugar.
You can include more vegetables like beetroot, or capsicum etc. along with carrots.
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April 23, 2018 at 9:18 am
I am not a soup person Deepa, but have strong memories of Tomato Soups. My Mom makes best tomato soup in this world (like all moms 😉 ) and I hated soups. She would give me a kiss and promise to give another if I finish whole bowl during winters. Keen to get another kiss from Mom I would slurp whole bowl with croutons and bag her love.
Moms are tricksters… who would know we will follow their footsteps i tricking kids.
April 23, 2018 at 9:36 am
I agree Dipika. Moms are the best. Thanks for sharing your memories and reading the post.
April 23, 2018 at 9:52 am
Deepa, having got to know you as much as I have I have no doubts that your Mom must’ve been a wonderful person. The legacy she passed on is what you reflect.
I love the idea of adding Carrots to Tomato soup, will be trying it the next time I make it.
April 23, 2018 at 10:07 am
Thanks a lot Mayuri:)
April 23, 2018 at 10:37 am
Lovely dish! I will try it definitely!
April 23, 2018 at 11:45 am
Soups are comfort food. Anytime and anywhere. Especially tomato soup a heirloom recipe passed on to us from mom. Yes, my mom too makes the best soup. Any veggies she creates magic out of it. I use a slice of beetroot as I love the colour. T is for ten commandments. https://syncwithdeep.wordpress.com/2018/04/23/t-ten-commandments-blogchattera2z-atozchallenge-atoz/
April 23, 2018 at 3:28 pm
Your Mom’s legacy definitely carried with much elan by you Deepa!
Tomato soup is all season favourite at my end. Its been long however I had made it. Time now to have it one day.
April 23, 2018 at 4:58 pm
I have been making tomato carrot soup for years dear but I boiled it and never cooked it in oil. Will try this one too for a tummier taste. Keep sharing gal♥️Way to go ?
April 23, 2018 at 8:10 pm
My husband loves soup. He’d eat it every day if I made it, and it has to be homemade, never from a can. I will try this recipe the next time we have an abundance of tomatoes.
April 23, 2018 at 10:17 pm
This looks so good. Tomato soup is well loved in my home, and is prepared quite often. HOwever I just make it with the tomoato. never add the carot. Must do it the next time
April 23, 2018 at 11:57 pm
This is my all time fav soup and in fact is my comfort food.
April 24, 2018 at 11:23 pm
I do not put carrot and onion. will try with this twist real soon.
April 25, 2018 at 7:56 pm
Carrots looks great addition. will try for sure.
April 26, 2018 at 3:08 pm
Tomato soup is my first choice and I was never able to make the perfect one, this recipe looks great to make. Thanks for sharing.