I once read a joke that said ” Heaven is : An American salary, A British home, A German car, Chinese food and An Indian wife”. I’m not sure whether all Indian men will totally agree with the Indian wife bit but regardless of gender we all will agree that Chinese food seems to have taken the world by storm. India is no exception to this. Amidst the tremendous variety of regional cuisines, Chinese food has managed to find a place of it’s own in India. In fact, we Indians have gone a step further by coming up with an entirely new form of fusion cuisine popularly known as “Indo-Chinese” cuisine to suit local tastes, preferences and available ingredients.
Ingredients:
Tomatoes, finely chopped – 4
Eggs: 1 or 2
Oil: 2 tablespoons
Garlic, finely chopped – 2 teaspoons
Ginger,finely chopped – 2 teaspoons
Onion, finely chopped – 1/2 medium
Tomato ketchup – 2-3 tablespoons
Salt – according to taste
White pepper powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Sugar – 1/2 teaspoon (optional)
Vegetable stock/chicken stock/water – 4 cups
Cornflour – 2 tablespoons
White vinegar – 1 tablespoon
Green onions/cilantro leaves, finely chopped – 2 tablespoons
Method:
1) Heat oil in a wok. Saute the chopped garlic till golden. Add the ginger and onion and continue to saute.
2) Add the finely chopped tomatoes and saute for two minutes . Add the ketchup, salt,white pepper and sugar. Remember that the ketchup and stock also contain salt (especially if you are using store bought stock), so add salt accordingly. Cook till the tomatoes are soft and pulpy.
4) Add the stock/water. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10-15 minutes.
5) Dissolve the cornflour in about a quarter cup of water and add to the soup, stirring well. Bring to a boil and simmer for a few minutes till the soup is a bit thick.
6) Beat the eggs in a bowl and drop into the soup from a height in a thin stream. Cook briefly till the egg coagulates.
7) Add green onions/cilantro and stir. Serve the soup piping hot.
New type of soup to me… Looks nice
Nice soup recipe. Here winter is almost ended. May be this will be my last soup that I will make in this season
I haven’t dropped egg in tomato soup looks wonderful
very nice recipe…
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Truth to tell I prefer Indo Chinese more than Chinese 🙂 Awesome soup,this is my dad’s staple starter whenever we drag him to a Chinese restaurant…
Very healthy n tomato soup is my favorite..have tried the egg drop method with chicken but tomato is unique!
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Wow!!!! very innovative.. a different type of soup. Looks very healthy and nutritious.
Looks delicious!!I have tasted this type of soup but havent tried my own…Thanks for sharing this recipe with Midweek Fiesta…
wow…what a delicious soup…bookmarked !
Soup looks wonderful.
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Hahaha! I too have came across that joke long time back, I don’t agree with that joke anyway. Soup and your pictures looks really great. Thank you for linking with Any One Can Cook 🙂
Soup is awesome..:) I love the egg and tomato combination..:))
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I have been meaning to cook this Soup for so long now, your post hit me even harder for forgetting ..
looks quite flavour ful and inviting pics..
The clicks make me drool here.loved the colour n soup looks tatsy too…….
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