Tomato Garlic Soup

Preparation Time - 20 mins

Ingredients:

• Tomato - 3 
• Garlic - 5-6 cloves
• Butter - 1sp
• Cornflour - 1sp
• Water -3 cups
• Pepper powder - 1/4 sp
• Sugar - 1/2 sp
• Salt - As per taste
• Fresh Cream - 2-3 sp (Optional)
• Fresh Basil leaves - For garnish

Method:

• Clean Tomatoes, Pressure cook tomatoes and garlic cloves with two cups of water till 1-2 whistles.Allow pressure to ease. Transfer tomatoes to other bowl containing cold water so that you can peel off its skin easily.
• In a mixer jar add de-skinned tomatoes, garlic pods add little amount of water to make smooth paste.
• Heat butter in a thick bottom pan, when it stars to melt strain the tomato garlic puree into the pan using a juice strainer. Add the required amount of water to dilute it to the soup consistency. you can use the water which you used to cook tomatoes.
• Make a paste of 1 sp cornflour and 4-5 sp water/milk and add to the pan and cook for 2-3 mins.
• Add 1/2 sp sugar, Salt as per taste and pepper powder.
• You can garnish with Fresh cream and Basil leaves, crispy bread cubes while serving.I have not garnished the soup in the pic nor used fresh cream.