Tomato Saar: A Warm And Hearty Soup For Chilly Winter

By Nikita Toppo

December 11, 2023

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Made with tomatoes, coconut paste, jaggery and spices, this tangy and warm soup can warm your soul during the chilly winter. Here is an easy recipe to make tomato saar.

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Ingredients

5 ripe tomatoes chopped, 1 cup coconut scraped, 6 cloves of garlic, 1 tsp cumin seeds, salt to taste, ½ tsp red chilli powder, 2 tbsp ghee, 1 tsp mustard seeds, a pinch of asafoetida, 8-10 curry leaves, 3-4 green chillies, 2-3 sugar, ¼ cup fresh coriander leaves chopped

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Step 1

Firstly, grind coconut, garlic cloves and cumin seeds into a fine paste. Further, mix salt and chilli powder to tomatoes.

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Step 2

Transfer the tomatoes into a small pan and add 3 cups of water. Bring it to a boil. Simmer on low heat for 15 min and puree when cooled.

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Step 3

Heat ghee in another pan and sputter mustard seeds, asafoetida and curry leaves in it. Then add the tomatoes, green chillies and bring it to a boil.

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Step 4

Stir in sugar, coconut and spice paste. Cook on low flame for 15 minutes. Switch off the heat and serve hot with coriander leaves.

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