How to make fat-free tomato soup?

It's a common tradition to make soup in oil by adding green and spicy ingredients. However, I believe having a soup without any additives is quite nutritious and nourishing for skin and internal body system. It is quite easy to make a fat-free tomato soup with few spices in hand.

Let's start the process of making fresh and nutritious soup.

Medium-sized fresh tomatoes- 5
Coriander leaves- 2/3
Black or rock salt- ½ teaspoon
Table salt- ½ teaspoon
Black pepper powder- ½ teaspoon
Roasted and powdered cumin seeds- ½ teaspoon
You could choose the spices as per requirement also.

Take a boiling pan and pour half container full with water. Add tomatoes and boil for half an hour on the burner. Use medium flame for boiling. I use pressure cooker for the vegetables allowing 5- 6 whistles. After removing the lid, you could see the vegetable shredded. If lumps are there, I prefer to crush the same in a blender. Check the consistency. It should not be very thick. Pour the liquid in a heating pan. Heat it till the first boil. I don't boil quite often for fear of losing nutrients. Add all the ingredients (tomato liquid and spices) and saute for some time. Remove from flame and pour in bowls. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and a slice of lemon.

The water containing boiled vegetable is useful in making soup. Thus, you shouldn't throw away but use for blending. The spices are available at grocery stores. You could even place an order online for its delivery. Many people prefer to add icing sugar to sweeten soup. However, I prefer to use only salt. Coriander leaves give a unique flavor to the entire drink. It is good for skin and eyes too. If you like ginger, you can add this spice while boiling.

In my childhood, a different process was followed for making tomato soup. The tomatoes were boiled in a pan till they became soft, light and easy to mash. The tomato solid was placed in a big strainer. The entire solid was pressed with hands or spoon so that liquid could be collected in the container below. This liquid was heated to make it warm and ingredients were added and garnished later.

Tomato soup is often used as appetizer. However, I prefer to eat at odd hours too. You can have soup with bread sticks at any time- morning or evening. Few calories are consumed while having home-made soup. It is fat-free and considered a best energizer for cool climates.

Often, people prefer to make juice by blending or prepare puree by cooking crushed tomatoes. It is cooked in oil or butter with essential ingredients to give an appeal. However, fat-free tomato soup is something that is home-made, where nutrients are kept intact.

With the use of electronic appliances, it has become easy to prepare any dish. Try making this fabulous, easy to make, fat-free tomato soup at home. You would surely love it.