Tomato and onion soup or simply Tomato Soup is a delicious and comforting soup. Soups these days are easily available in stores and can be instantly made using ready-made packets and cans. However, tomato soup made from scratch using tomatoes, onions, and spices tastes really different and delicious. There's nothing more satisfying than a nice homemade tomato soup and is worth making.
Why you'll love this recipe?
- Tastes very good and is perfect for the cold winters and a great starter to your menu.
- Makes a quick dinner with some toast or Creamy Alfredo Pasta, garlic bread on the side.
- Needs very few ingredients always found in your pantry.
- The leftovers can be reused the next day and will still taste great.
Ingredients
- Tomatoes - large ripe - Pressure cook
- Onion - large - Pressure cook
- Bay leaves - enhance flavor and aroma
- Black peppercorns - to give spice to the soup use as tolerated
- Sugar
- Salt
- Bread slices cut into small squares
- Butter
- Corn flour slurry - Maida or corn flour mixed in a little water
How to make the Tomato Onion Soup?
It is also very healthy and quite simple to make. We need to cook the tomatoes and onions thoroughly so we can mash and strain well. Later add cornflour and water mixture to thicken the soup and adjust the consistency. Add peppercorns as desired depending on your spice toleration. The croutons fried in butter added to the soup are usually loved by kids. It adds a special taste to the soup. There is no added color or spices in this soup except for the pepper and bay leaves.
Please read on for this yummy recipe which can be an appetizer, starter, or even a light meal or dinner by itself! You can have garlic bread on the side, a slice of vegetarian pizza, or a quick bread pizza. A perfect treat for the cold winters ahead. Here is another soup that is mild that you may like Phiki Dal (Mild Lentil Soup).
Tomato Onion Soup
Ingredients
- 6-7 tomatoes large ripe
- 1 large onion
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 tbsp peppercorns black
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 8 slices bread cut into small squares
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1-2 tbsp cornflour or maida mixed in little water
Instructions
- Pressure cook the tomatoes, onions, and bay leaf with salt.
- Once cooled, remove the bay leaves and grind to a fine and smooth paste.
- Strain the ground paste into a pan using a strainer.
- Add water to the strained tomato onion paste to adjust consistency.
- Add sugar and adjust salt as desired.
- Add powdered black pepper and let it simmer for a while.
- You can optionally add the cornflour or maida mixed in a little water for a thicker consistency.
- In a small pan, heat butter and shallow fry the bread squares until brown and keep aside.
- Add it to the soup just before serving.
- You can also add a little fresh cream if you like.
- Serve and enjoy the yummy soup!
Tomato soup is delicious, I have tried with sourdough bread.
My favorite soup and these step by step instructions worked out great!
This is absolutely delicious! It's so rich and much more flavorful than other tomato soups I've made. Love it.
This tomato soup turned out perfectly! Ideal for those chilly days!
An all time favorite.. looks awesome and delicious 😋
Thanks dear, it was indeed yum!
I love soups...Loved the recipe..Looks very delicious !!
Thanks so much Anshu , the soup was very yum !
Oh! I love tomato soup. 😋😋
Thank you so much, me too love it!
My Pleasure. 😄
love this! tomato soup is great for all seasons 🙂
It is indeed great for all seasons. Thank you so much for stopping by!
Love a great tomato soup. Looks delicious Nisha. X
Thank you so much, it was indeed very delicious !
Simple but STUNNER !! Excellent for this weather 👍
Right Jyo , it's really simple and love it in any weather. Thank you!
I can happily indulge in bowls of these. Fab colour !
Same here Vidya, I can keep on having it and the color is natural 🙂 Thank you!
Healthy and yummy soup 😊
Thank you ! yes delicious and healthy 🙂
You are welcome Neha 😊
Winter is coming 😀 and this is the best one can have in winters 🙂 Thanks for the recipe!
Yes indeed , best enjoyed in the cold winters and it's my pleasure to share .Thank you so much!
Lovely tomato soup, looks like restaurant style soup ! Thanks for the recipe !
Thank you so much Megala, it is a recipe that I got from my mother and tastes similar to the restaurant style .Although I saw some versions online that used carrots and garlic along with the tomatoes ,that would be another variety I guess!