Indian Tomato Soup Recipe

After a couple of requests, here is the delicious soup recipe.

Indian Spiced Chickpea & Fire-Roasted Tomato Soup
Serves 4

• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2-4 cloves of garlic (suited to taste)
• 2 cans chickpeas, drained
• 1 small onion, coarsely chopped
• 2 tsp. ground cumin (2/3 palmful)
• 1/2 tsp. ground cardamom
• 1/2 tsp. turmeric
• Salt & Pepper
• 2 cups chicken or vegetable stock
• 1 can fire roasted tomatoes
• 1 cup plain yogurt
• Warm pita, any flavor or variety, lightly toasted

Preparation

Heat a medium pot with extra virgin olive oil over medium heat. Add garlic and cook 2-3 minutes. Grind the chickpeas and onion in a food processor. Add to pot and cook 5 minutes to sweeten onion. Season the chickpea mixture with cumin, cardamom, turmeric, salt and pepper. Adjust spices as desired. Stir in stock, then tomatoes (with the juice). Simmer soup 5-10 minutes to combine flavors.

Serve with a dollop of plain yogurt and warm pita for dipping. Add cooling, ground cucumber to yogurt, if desired.