TORTILLA SOUP

There is a favorite  mexican restaurant in the US....   Qdoba........which we used frequent...love this soup served there..I wanted to make at home, my daughter immediately went and asked the chef for recipe, and he was so thrilled to share it, when we told him I am going to share in my blog. And, here is the recipe....it is so good for winter, rainy days and chilly nights. So filling, yet light, very healthy, no fatty things here. Is Vegan, involves no dairy products.
Was made by my daughter, of course....
This recipe was lying in my drafts...waiting to be posted...
Here is the recipe for Stuffed zucchini
Please check my other soup varieties here

Ingredients

Corn tortillas - 6, torn into small pieces

Onion, big - 1, chopped fine

Garlic - 6-8 pods, chopped fine

Poblano pepper - 1/2, deseeded and chopped fine

Jalapeno peppers - 2, deseeded and chopped fine

Vegetable broth - 1 carton (roughly 4 cups)

Water - 3-4 cups

Fire roasted tomatoes - 1 cup

Crushed tomatoes - 1 cup

Jeera/cumin - 2 tsps

Olive oil - 3 tbsps

Salt to taste

Recipe Cuisine: International/mexican; Category: Lunch/Dinner

Prep time: 15 mts; Cooking time: 30 mts

Serves 6-8

In a large pan, heat up the olive oil, add onions and garlic. Saute well

Add the chopped poblano and jalapeno peppers

Add cumin/jeera powder

Add the corn tortillas, torn into small pieces

Mix well

Add the vegetable broth

Add the crushed tomatoes

then the fire roasted tomatoes

all mixed well

Add salt to taste

Allow to simmer in slow fire for 15 minutes

Then hand blend to a smooth puree

The tasty, hand blended soup is ready to be served

Top up with some crunchy tortilla chips and a dollop of cool sour cream and serve .

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Notes

* If Poblano and jalapeno peppers are not available, green chillies can be chopped fine and added

* I am sure, corn tortillas are available in India, otherwise, you can add 2 cups of crushed tortilla chips

*Doubt whether fire roasted tomatoes and crushed tomatoes are available in India. For fire roasted tomatoes, we can nicely saute tomatoes and then puree them. For crushed tomatoes, you can grate the tomatoes.

Categories: Family contributions, Healthy Cooking, Soups- Sandwiches-Salads