Homemade Tomato Shorba Recipe

A lovely soup from Maharashtra made from tomatoes and coconut with a delicate touch of spices.

Cooking Time and Serve Estimate for Tomato Shorba Recipe

Preparation Time : 15 minutes.
Cooking Time : 15 minutes.

Serves 6.

Ingredients for making Tomato Shorba Recipe

1 kg. tomatoes
2 teaspoons gram flour (besan)
1/2 coconut, grated
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
3 to 4 curry leaves
2 to 3 slit green chillies
1 tablespoon jaggery or 2 teaspoons sugar
1 tablespoon ghee
salt to taste


For garnishing

1 tablespoon chopped coriander

Method for preparing Tomato Shorba Recipe

1. Cut the tomatoes into big pieces. Add 2 teacups of water and put to cook. When cooked, prepare a thick puree by passing through a sieve.

2. Add 2 1/2 teacups of water to the grated coconut and blend in a liquidiser. Strain and take out thin coconut milk.

3. Add the gram flour to the coconut milk and mix well.

4. Heat the ghee and fry the cumin seeds for a few seconds. Add the curry leaves, green chillies and fry again for a few seconds.

5. Add the tomato puree, coconut milk mixture, jaggery and salt.

6. Cook for a few minutes.

7. Sprinkle coriander on top and serve hot.