Indian Cream of Tomato Soup Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1½ lb ripe tomatoes, chopped
• 1 tbsp chopped lemon grass
• 2 curry leaves
• 2" fresh ginger, peeled & chopped
• 1 tsp salt
• 4 fl oz water
• 4 fl oz single cream
• 1 pt milk
• 1 tsp ground roasted cumin seeds
• pinch ground black pepper
• pinch cayenne pepper
• 2 tsps lime or lemon juice
• 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves

Method:

• Put the tomatoes, lemon grass, curry leaves, ginger, salt and water into a saucepan and bring to the boil.
• Lower the heat, cover and simmer gently for 15 minutes.
• Uncover, increase the heat and simmer more rapidly for another 15 minutes. Puree in a liquidizer then sieve. 
• You should have about ¾ pt thick tomato juice.
• Add the cream, milk, cumin seed, black and cayenne pepper and the lime or lemon juice. 
• Stir together well and reheat gently without boiling.
• Serve garnished with freshly chopped coriander.