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Tamatar Shorba
🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Tamatar Shorba

🇮🇳 Indian

Tomato shorba, Mughlai soup with cream swirl and pepper. The Indian answer to soup night: shorba logic, butter texture. Best with a drizzle of cream and warm bread.

Prep 15 min Cook 30 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

  • Butter2 tbsp
  • Heavy Cream1/4 cup
  • Saltto taste
  • Onion1, chopped
  • Tomato3, chopped
  • Garlic3 cloves
  • Ginger2-inch piece
  • Turmeric Powder1/4 tsp
  • Vegetable Stock4 cups
  • Black Pepper1 tsp

Optional extras

  • Fresh Cilantro2 tbsp, chopped

Instructions

  1. 1

    Get the tomato and vegetables ready; soups are prep-heavy, cook-light.

  2. 2

    Warm the butter, add onion and garlic, and let them soften slowly.

  3. 3

    Add the tomato and heavy cream with the spices; stir two minutes to coat in the fat.

  4. 4

    Add the stock, boil, then lower to a murmur until the vegetables yield easily.

  5. 5

    Blend smooth (or leave rustic), adjust the seasoning, and serve hot with a swirl of cream and pepper on top.

Chef's tip

Taste as you go — chili heat, salt and sourness should all lift each other, not fight.

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Watch how it's made

Video: tomato shorba recipe | tamatar shorba | टमाटर का शोरबा | tamatar dhania ka shorba · on YouTube