Tomato Soup with Paneer-Mozzarella Toast

Ingredients

• 3 tomatoes
• 1 red capsicum (large (source typo: “bug”))
• 50 g low-fat paneer
• 1 onion (large)
• 25 g mozzarella cheese
• 5 ml oil
• 4 garlic (cloves (method says garlic; count inferred from source list))
• 1 tsp black peppercorns (source says “black pepper cons”)
• 0.5 tsp onion powder
• 0.5 tsp garlic powder
• 0.5 tsp chilli flakes (source typo: “chilli falkes”)
• 1 green chilli (chopped)
• 2 wheat bread (slices)
• salt (to taste; a pinch is also added to the paneer mixture)
• coriander stems (amount unspecified)
• coriander leaves (amount unspecified)
• water (some, for blending; amount unspecified)

Steps

1. 1

   Heat the 5 ml oil in a kadai.

2. 2

   Add the black peppercorns, garlic, onion, capsicum, tomatoes, salt, and coriander stems.

3. 3

   Sauté over high heat for 3 minutes.

4. 4

   When the vegetables begin to soften, lower the heat, cover the kadai with a lid, and cook for 5 minutes.

5. 5

   Transfer the vegetables to a plate and let them cool to room temperature.

6. 6

   Transfer the cooled vegetables to a mixer jar with some water.

7. 7

   Blend until smooth as a soup, then strain into a pan.

8. 8

   Stir over medium heat for 3 minutes, then switch off the heat.

9. 9

   Add the coriander leaves to the soup.

10. 10

    Grate the paneer.

11. 11

    Put the grated paneer in a bowl with the mozzarella cheese, chopped green chilli, chilli flakes, onion powder, garlic powder, and a pinch of salt.

12. 12

    Mix the filling thoroughly.

13. 13

    Spread the filling on one slice of wheat bread and close it with the other slice.

14. 14

    Preheat a tawa.

15. 15

    Place the sandwich on the preheated tawa and cook for 2 minutes on each side, flipping it until dark brown.

16. 16

    Pour the soup into a bowl and serve with the sandwich. Enjoy.

Notes

The source gives no exact quantities for salt, coriander stems, coriander leaves, or blending water. Its listed total is 400 calories and 19 g protein; actual nutrition depends on ingredient sizes and bread/cheese brands.

Nutrition per serving

• soup
• main
• vegetarian
• high-protein
• stovetop
• griddled
• South Asian