Tortilla Soup Preparation Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 20 minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients 4 corn tortillas 3 cup chopped tomatoes 1 cup finely chopped onions ¼ cup finely chopped spring onions 1 tablespoon minced garlic 5 cup vegetable stock or water ½ cup grated cheese 1 red pepper/cayenne pepper 1 cup finely chopped zucchini/cucumber 1 tablespoon oil/butter 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 teaspoon cumin powder Salt Method Take a pan and heat butter. Add onions and garlic and sauté it for a minute or two. Add tomatoes, zucchini, red pepper and sauté it for a minute. Add vegetable stock and let it come to boil. Add salt, pepper and cumin powder and boil it for about 5 minutes till vegetables soften. Add spring onion and cook it for about a minute more. For serving - Cut tortillas into strips and deep fry it. Take half of it and arrange into 4 bowls. Add soup. Top it up with remaining tortilla strips, spring onion greens and grated cheese. Serve it immediately. |