Herbed Bombay Tomato Soup

Submitted by morgainegeiser

"This soup is thick and rich! Filled with lots of sliced onions and dotted with sweet peas, it's visually appealing as well as delicious."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1 very large onion, thinly sliced
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fennel seed, slightly crushed
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 1⁄2 cups vegetable broth
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 cup peas
• 1⁄2 cup evaporated milk
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh mint leaves

directions

1. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, garlic and spices. Cook stirring frequentley, 5 minutes or until onion is tender.
2. Add small amounts of water as necessary, about a tablespoon at a time, to prevent sticking.
3. Add tomatoes, broth and sugar. When mixture boils, reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer 15 minutes.
4. Stir in peas and cook covered 10 minutes more. Stir in milk and remove from heat. Remove and discard bay leaves.
5. Spoon soup into bowls and garnish with mint leaves.

Reviews

[Dr. Jenny]

Really easy as well as being hearty and flavorful. We really enjoyed this soup. Like another reviewer, I added more coriander and cumin for extra flavor. I would make this again. Thanks!

 

[sofie-a-toast]

Loved the addition of peas and onions to this! The spices really added too. I ended up adding a bit extra of all of the spices to make it that much more flavorful. Served with chutney and grilled cheese sandwiches for a yummy meal.

 

[JackieOhNo!]

This was a nicely seasoned soup that was not too heavy. I made this exactly as posted, but I did add some salt and pepper. I thought the cumin would be overpowering, but it wasn't at all. This is actually a nice summer soup! Thanks for sharing. Made for Aussie/NZ Swap #65.

 

[Chef floWer]

I double of this recipe and made it for my daughters school. She has soup and toasties during term three on Friday and it was our turn to make the soup. Almost all of it was gone.. I would recommend for others who double the soup not to add double the spice (Ground coriander, ground cumin and fennel seed) until you tasted it and slowly add more to the soup on taste. I found the cumin overpowered a little when it was doubled, otherwise it's was a great soup. Thanks so much morgainegeiser

 

[Leggy Peggy]

Delicious and healthy soup -- and so quick and easy to make. I made as written except to use a little cream with milk in place of the evaporated milk (didn't have any on hand). Thanks for posting.