Tomato Soup

Tomato Soup Ingredients:
Tomatoes (medium size)		8
Water		3-1/2 cups
Butter		1/2 tbsp.
Black pepper powder		1/4 tsp.
Red chilli powder		1/4 tsp.
Bay leaf and cumin powder		1/2 tsp.
Ginger-garlic paste		1/4 tsp.
Salt to taste
Cream for garnishing		2 tbsp.

Method:
1.	Put the tomatoes in a saucepan with water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and cook until tomatoes become tender. You can also pressure cook it (wait for 2 whistles and then switch off the gas).
2.	Make tomato puree in an electric blender. Add water and strain it to remove the seeds and tomato skin.
3.	Heat butter in a pan.
4.	Add black pepper powder, red chilli powder, bay leaf and cumin powder, ginger-garlic paste and salt.
5.	Add tomato puree, bring to boil and cook for 5 minutes on medium heat .
	Serve hot. Garnish it with cream separately in each bowl.