Simple Tomato Soup!

We have different types of soups every night at home.  I have already posted 'Mixed vegetable soup' here: 

This one is one of the favourites of our family:

Ingredients:

1. 2 tomatoes, chopped

2. 4/5 Shallots (Saambaar vengaayam) or normal onion, chopped

3. 4/5 cloves of garlic, chopped

4. 1 carrot, peeled and chopped

5. A small piece of capsicum (just for flavour)

6. 2 Bay leaves

7. 1/2 tbs. butter.

8. 2 tsp. of Milk powder to give a creamy taste.

9. 1/2 tsp. Sugar, Salt and Pepper as per your taste.

Method:

Take a small pan.  Heat it. Put the butter.  

Add the Bay leaves (cut into small pieces), turn a bit.  

Add Onion, Garlic and fry a bit.  

Add capsicum, carrot pieces and the rest of the ingredients. Fry some more.  

Add sugar and salt.  Add a cup of water.  

Put a lid on the pan and cook for 5 mts.  Let it cool.

Put all these ingredients in a mixer and grind. Add the milk powder in the last run.

Strain in a strainer, not tea strainer but in a strainer with a bit big holes. You can add water, around 3/4 cups or according to your taste.  Thin soup or a bit thick soup!

Boil it, add pepper powder.  

Garnish with fresh coriander leaves! Your tasty soup is ready! 

Try it and tell me if you like it!

P.S.: Variants: You can add a few drumstick leaves or methi leaves while cooking the ingredients.  It will give a different flavour.