Sep 1, 2015

Creamy Tomato Soup With Cheese And Chilli Toast

To day we are going to start another edition of Mega Blogging Marathon.Every month we do a regular Blogging Marathon with three days a week and four weeks of the month with different themes. Two months that is April and September we do a full month Marathon with different themes or with a single theme in a Alphabetical order. This all September month we are going to serve you all with a buffet. For the first week we are going to cook a combo meal from different countries. I am going to do this in a order like start with a starter like soup and a starter and going to end up with a dessert combo.
                                                             In that order today I am going to post a soup with a toast. Creamy tomato soup with cheese and chilli toast a classic combo right.
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So let's check the recipe for creamy tomato soup will post cheese and chilli toast recipe soon.....
INGREDIENTS:--- 
Tomatoes --- 5
Celery --- 2 inch stalk
Onion – 1 medium
Sugar – 1 tea sp
Butter – 1 tab sp
Bay leaf --- 1
Peppercorns --- 6
Salt to tast
Cream  ---  1/3 cup
Pepper powder --- 1/2 tea sp
1. Wash and chop celery and onion and wash.
2. In a pot heat water, bring to a full boil, give a slit on the top of the tomatoes and drop in to boiling water and boil for five minutes.
3. With in five minutes you can see the tomato skin getting separated from tomato now switch off the heat.
4. Remove the tomatoes from hot water and leave a side to cool. After few minutes you can peal the skin from tomatoes, chop boiled tomatoes and set a side.
5. Heat butter in a pan add bay leaf, pepper corns then add chopped onion,celery and fry for few min.
6. Then add tomatoes fry for 2min. then add 2 cups of water bring to a full boil now cover with a lid and bring to a full boil.
7.Remove from fire and strain through a strainer to remove the water and keep this water a side .
8. Discard bay leaf and let it cool and blend in a blender to get a puree and again pass through a strainer to get a smooth puree.
9. Now add the strained pure to reserved water and adjust the consistency with adding more water for your need
10. Now bring it back to heat add salt, sugar and pepper powder(according to your taste) mix and bring to a full boil and let it simmer for a couple of minutes.
11. Add cream to the soup and give a good stir switch off the heat.
Serve hot with cheese and chilli toast......



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19 comments:

Srivalli said...

Wow what a classic combo to start the marathon Padma, very nicely prepared!

cookingwithsapana said...

Such a wonderful combo.Very nicely presented.I also made it for coming days.

The Pumpkin Farm said...

nice start...healthy way..i loved the jalapenos stuck on your toast....slurrp

Harini R said...

Lovely soup. Those jalapenos (I think) look very tempting. I have never tried soup with chili toast.

Hamaree Rasoi said...

All the best for the mega food blogging marathon. Not to mention the creamy tomato soup with toasts seem to look simply awesome.
Deepa

Chef Mireille said...

love the sliced chile in the toast. wouldn't mind having this combo for lunch

Unknown said...

such a popular combo to start the marathon.. wow padma!!! nicely done..

Gayathri Kumar said...

Delicious combo Padma. Waiting for your toast recipe. comforting bowl of soup!!

Sneha's Recipe said...

Comforting and delicious soup, nice combo.

Padmajha said...

The toast looks so good Padma and would love to have this combo for dinner....

Srividhya said...

This is so awesome. Comfort food at its best. Great

Archana said...

Now why did I not think like you. Sounds like a beautiful way to present food. Love the combo. The toast especially is yum.

Priya Suresh said...

Comforting bowl of soup and irresistible toast, just want to grab and have some toast Padma, your combo meal rocks.

Priya Srinivasan - I Camp in My Kitchen said...

Cheese and toast, fool-proof combo, makes a filling meal!!!

Suma Gandlur said...

You started with a comforting combo, Padma. Love the combo.

Kalyani said...

What a wonderful start to the BM !! All of us over this and make it regularly ...

Pavani said...

That is one classic and comforting combo. Looks delicious.

vaishali sabnani said...

This is one classic combo and looks perfectly done ! Even i have done this combo and it is one of my favorite.

Sandhiya said...

Classic combo & comforting dish to have any time.