Tomato and Broccoli Soup

Ingredients

• Tomatoes, chopped roughly 4 cups (750 g)
• Carrot, chopped fine ½ cup
• Potato, peeled and chopped fine ½ cup
• Powdered black pepper ½ tsp
• Sugar 1 tsp (5 g) or to taste
• Salt 2 tsp or to taste
• Broccoli, broken into tiny flowerets ½ cup
• Cream for garnishing 4 tbsp (60 g)
• Water, as required

Preparation

• Cook together the tomatoes, carrot, potato, 1 tsp salt and one cup water, till the vegetables are cooked enough to be mashed.

• Remove from the fire and when cool enough to handle, blend the mixture in a blender or strain through a soup strainer. Measure the liquid and add water to make 4 ½ cups.

• Bring to a boil again, add the broccoli and then simmer. Add sugar and black pepper. Simmer another 5 minutes.

• Pour the soup in bowls, garnish with the cream and serve hot.