Tomato Saar/ Spiced Tomato Soup – Pepkitchen

Ingredients

• 4 tomatoes (washed and chopped)
• 1 inch ginger (grated)
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/4 cup dessicated coconut (or 1/2 cup fresh coconut grated)
• 1 tbsp peanuts
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 green chili (chopped)
• 2 tsp sugar
• salt (to taste)
• 1/2 cup extra water (if needed)
• 1 tsp ghee (clarified butter)
• 1 green chili (slit lenghtwise)
• 1/4 asafoetida (hing)
• 10 curry leaves
• 1 dry red chili