Tomato Shorba Recipe – Top Rated Monsoon Appetizer

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oi-Anjana NS

By Anjana Ns

Wednesday, June 15, 2011, 10:34

Want to try the desi tomato soup recipe? then try the delicious Tomato Shorba. The Maharashtrian delight is a cool blend of tomato and spices, very apt for the monsoon season. Tomatoes Shorbas are good appetizers that support the digestion process. Even those suffering from sore throat, cold feel better when taste the shorba. Take a look at how to go about with the Tomato Shorba recipe.

Tomato Shorba Recipe – Top Rated Monsoon Appetizer

Ingredients:

1. 5-6 Tomatoes
2. 2 tsp besan (Bengal gram flour)
3. 1/2 fresh coconut (grated)
4. 1 tsp fresh ginger paste
5. 1 tsp garlic paste
6. 1 tsp cumin seeds
7. 1 tsp coriander seeds
8. 2 red chillies
9. 1 tsp sugar
10. 1 tbsp ghee
11. salt to taste

For the garnish:
1 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)

How To Make Tomato Shorba?

1. In a pan, fry coriander seeds, jeera, red chilles, cumin seeds with a teaspoon of ghee. Grind it into powder.
2. Grind tomatoes, garlic, ginger into puree, cook the mixture and strain well.
3. Add grated coconut, besan water (for thickening), ground masala, sugar and salt. Bring the mixture to boil.
4. Sprinkle coriander on top and serve hot. Tasty tomato shorba recipe is ready to serve.

Enjoy the monsoon appetizer with different seasonings or even fried bread croutons.