Mom's Tomato Soup

Ingredients

• 3 lb Tomatoes
• 1 Red Onion ~ 8 oz
• 1/2 Jalapeno pepper
• 10 cloves Garlic
• 2 tbsp Cooking Oil
• 1 tbsp Soy Sauce
• 1 tsp Kashmiri Chili Powder
• 3 tbsp Ketchup
• 1 tsp White Vinegar
• 1 tsp Brown Sugar
• 1 tsp Salt
• 3 cups Water or Vegetable Broth ((skip salt if using broth))
• 3 tbsp Fresh Chopped Cilantro

Instructions

1. 1

   Ingredients

2. 2

   Roughly chop the onions, jalapeno and garlic. Place in a food processor with the slicing blade.

3. 3

   Chop the tomatoes into quarters

4. 4

   Slice all the tomatoes in the food processor

5. 5

   Heat the oil in a pot and then add the sliced onions, garlic and jalapenos

6. 6

   Fry for about 5 minutes on medium high heat until they start to brown

7. 7

   Add all the tomatoes to the pot along with 3 cups of water or broth (no salt)

8. 8

   Add all the remaining ingredients

9. 9

   Simmer covered for about 45 mins. Remove from heat and then cool

10. 10

    Chop the cilantro

11. 11

    Pour the soup into a blender and set to puree

12. 12

    Pour the soup back into the pot and add the cilantro

13. 13

    Simmer for 10 mins

14. 14

    Serve with fresh ground pepper and bread