Heirloom Tomato Shorba

• 4 Chopped Heirloom Tomatoes
• 4-5 Roughly Chopped Fresh Cilantro stems
• 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
• 1tbsp Chick peas flour
• 2 cups Veg./Chicken broth
• 2 tbsp Olive oil
• 1tsp Chopped fresh cilantro
• Dash Green Hot Pepper
• 4 cloves Chopped Garlic
• Salt & Pepper to taste

1. Heat 1tbsp Olive oil in a pot and saute the Garlic & Hot Peppers till golden brown
2. Add chopped Tomatoes, Cilantro stems and cook while crushing the tomatoes
3. Once the tomatoes are cooked and dried, stir in the Veg./Chicken broth
4. Make a slurry of 1tbsp Chickpeas flour with about 1/4th cup water (at room temp.) and stir into the pot. Add Salt & Pepper to taste
5. Bring this to a boil and simmer till you get a desired consistency
6. Strain the contents and keep aside
7. For the "Tadka" - Heat 1 tbsp Olive Oil in a small pan. Add Cumin seeds and wait till it crackles. Immediately add this to the strained liquid and stir
8. If desired, the liquid can be boiled again. Transfer to soup bowls. Garnish with chopped Cilantro leaves and serve hot.

tomatoes, cilantro, cumin, flour, vegchicken broth, olive oil, fresh cilantro, green hot pepper, garlic, salt

Taken from food52.com/recipes/6018-heirloom-tomato-shorba (may not work)