Tomato Soup

Ingredients

• Tomatoes - 5 large
• Onion(chopped) -1 medium
• Garlic peeled and chopped - 5 pods
• Bay leaf - 1 large
• Carrot (peeled and chopped) - 1 big
• Salt - To taste
• Black Pepper - To taste
• Black Pepper corns - 6 or 7
• Butter - 1 tablespoon
• Fresh Cream - 1 tablespoon (optional) 

Preparation

• Take a pressure cooker and add 1 tablespoon butter to it. 
• Once it heats up slightly, add the bay leaf and onion.Once the onion turns transparent,add the garlic, pepper corns and the carrots.

• Saute them slightly and then add the chopped tomatoes to it.
• Add salt and saute them for 2 minutes.
• Add 2 cups of water and pressure cook them for 3 to 4 whistles.

• Let it cool, filter it and grind in the mixer finely.
• Now transfer it to a pan, add the water that was filtered to it and let it boil.
• Check the consistency and add more water to it if required.
• Add salt and pepper powder to taste.

• Let it boil in simmer for few minutes.

• If the soup is watery, mix a tablespoon of cornflour with water and it a paste.Add this to the soup for thicker consistency.
• You can also fry some maida in butter till the raw taste goes and add it to the soup.
• Let it boil well tilt the right consistency is got.
• Add one tablespoon of cream to the soup, mix it and put off the flame.
• While serving, you can add bread croutons .

Note: I didn't have to add any flour as my soup consistency was perfect.