My simple Tomato Saar is nothing but a tomato soup flavored with Indian spices. There are different ways of making a ‘saar’. This is a recipe for a cold yogurt based saar. Not as complicated as a gazpacho, but no less yummy. There is no cooking involved here, just an optional Tadka or tempering with oil or ghee for added flavor.

This recipe is very flexible. It tastes best with fresh plum tomatoes, but you can also use crushed tomatoes or canned diced tomatoes (puree) in a bind. The star flavoring ingredient is raw garlic. If you don’t like garlic, this recipe is not for you. But I suggest you start out small using just a little bit and you will soon come to love the pungent, slightly spicy garlic flavor.

Raw garlic is good for heart health and helps control blood pressure and cholesterol. That’s some motivation for you to start enjoying it in the raw form.

This soup is served cold or at room temperature. Make large batches of this tomato saar and eat with meals or even as a snack.

This is a much better and tastier alternative to canned V8 juice, for example. Hey, I love my V8 but have you seen the sodium content in it? Yes, even in the ‘low sodium’ one!

The recipe for this simple tomato saar is as follows –

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Hope you like this super simple healthy and refreshing soup. If you love tomatoes, you might want to try out my Madras Tomato Chutney recipe.