Tomato soup

Ingredients:

Tomatoes — 600 gms.
Chopped ginger — 1 tbsp.
Chopped garlic — 1 tbsp.
Whole garam masala — 1 tbsp.
Bay leaf — 2 no.
Chopped green coriander — 1 tbsp.
Cumin seeds — 1 tsp.
Sugar (optional) — 1 tbsp.
Oil — 1 tbsp.
Green chili — 2 no.
Salt as per taste

Preparation:

Wash and cut tomatoes into quarters.
Cook tomatoes with chopped ginger, garlic, green chilies cut into two and Whole Garam masala.
Add 5 cups of water and bayleaf. Bring to a boil.
Simmer for twenty minutes on a slow flame until tomatoes are mashed completely.
Strain the mixture with a soup strainer.
Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds, let them crackle.
Add strained tomato liquid and season with salt.
Bring it to a boil, add sugar if it is very sour.
Serve hot, garnished with chopped green coriander leaves.