Tomato Soup with Lemongrass

Name: Tomato Soup with Lemongrass
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1/2 teaspoon cumin seed; 1 baking potato, peeled and chopped; 8 ounces onions, peeled and chopped; 1 stalk celery, finely chopped; 15 dried curry leaves; 2 stalks lemongrass, bulbous ends lightly mashed; 1 small red chile, deseeded and finely chopped; 900 g ripe tomatoes, chopped; 1 liter water; 1 tablespoon tomato puree; salt & freshly ground black pepper

Submitted by Missy Wombat

"I haven't yet tried this but I will soon as I have all the ingredients. It caught my eye as being potentially crockpot suitable."

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Ready In:: 1hr 15mins
Ingredients:: 12
Serves:: 4

ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
¹⁄₂ teaspoon cumin seed
1 baking potato, peeled and chopped
8 ounces onions, peeled and chopped
1 stalk celery, finely chopped
15 dried curry leaves
2 stalks lemongrass, bulbous ends lightly mashed
1 small red chile, deseeded and finely chopped
900 g ripe tomatoes, chopped
1 liter water
1 tablespoon tomato puree
salt & freshly ground black pepper

directions

Heat the oil in a large pan, add the cumin seeds and cook for 10 seconds.
Add the potato, onion, celery, curry leaves, lemongrass and chilli.
Cook over a medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
Add the tomatoes and cook, stirring for 30 seconds.
Add the water, tomato puree and seasoning.
Stir and bring to the boil.
Simmer, covered for 1 hour.
Remove the lemon grass and curry leaves.
Blend the soup with a hand blender or in a food processor.
Strain and reheat to serve.

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Missy Wombat

Australia

I'm an ex-pat NZer living in the tropical Top End of Australia. Which makes it a perfect place to make homemade bread and summer recipes all year around. I experiment on my 3 kids who have grown up trying new Zaar recipes every other day and they are thriving. I'm the lacto-ovo vegetarian in the family and somehow I got roped in to become a Forum Host here at Zaar. So check out the Vegetarian and Vegan Forum http://www.recipezaar.com/bb/viewforum.zsp?f=43 and feel free to join in whether you are a fully fledged vegan or someone who needs to cater for a vegetarian and has no idea where to start. Every year I try to do something a bit different to push the envelope a little bit. In 2005 I learned how to sail a dinghy; 2006's grand passion is mosaics. Check out my blog! Between raising three children, working almost fulltime and trying to pursue my hobbies...let's say that my time management skills have greatly improved over the years! I am also very interested in living a sustainable lifestyle. Essentially I'm finding that I'm getting back to the country lifestyle I enjoyed in my childhood even though these days I live in themiddle of suburbia. To this end I have started gardening although I am a total gardening virgin when it comes to gardening in a tropical climate. I also have a cookbook with a number of recipes you can make from scratch. Living clean and green is good for you AND cheaper!

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