TAMATAR SHORBA

Tomato shorba			No. of Portions	100
Ingredients	QTY	Unit
Tomatoes	12.5	Kg
Cloves	20	Gm
Peppercorns	30	Gm
Bay leaf	10	Gm
Cinnamon	15	Gm
Kasoori methi	20	Gm
Red chilly powder	30	Gm
Ginger	100	Gm
Garlic	100	Gm
Salt	150	Gm
Mint leaves	1	Bunch
Green coriander	1	Bunch
Lime	20	No.
Sugar	100	Gm

Steps

1.	Wash and cut tomatoes into quarters. Crush or grind ginger-garlic. Extract limejuice. Chop mint and coriander leaves for garnish.
	Add cloves, peppercorns, bay leaf, cinnamon, kasoori methi, ginger-garlic, red chilly powder to tomatoes. Add sufficient water and boil the tomatoes.
	When tomatoes are cooked, remove from flame. Puree and strain.
	Add salt, limejuice, sugar. Serve hot garnished with mint and coriander leaves.

Standard

Orange-red in colour, thin consistency, with a predominant flavour of whole spices, kasoori methi and mint. Mildly pungent, sweet and sour in taste.