Soup
Tomato Mint Soup

This recipe was inspired by
Ms. Sai Bedekar of Muscat, Oman.

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Yield: one pint

Ingredients:

3 each	large boiled tomatoes, skin removed in boiling water, cooled
1 Tbsp.	butter
1/4 tsp.	chopped green chili pepper
1 1/2 tsp.	sugar
2 tsp.	carrots, very finely chopped
2 tsp.	spring onion, very finely chopped
1/4 tsp.	fresh ginger, chopped fine
1 tsp.	corn flour
7-8 each	mint leaves, finely chopped
to taste	salt
to taste	ground black & white pepper
to taste	fresh chopped mint leaves
to taste	butter

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Procedure:
In a food processor, blend tomato and chili until a fine paste is formed. Put in small saucepan with butter and boil until mixture is uniformly red.

Add sugar, mint leaves, chopped spring onions, carrots and ginger paste and corn flour. Stir until the mixture thickens slightly.

Season to taste with salt. Garnish with some chopped mint leaves, white pepper, black pepper and butter. Serve hot.