Ingredients

• 2 - carrots, medium sized (roughly chopped)
• 1/4 cup - milk
• 1/2 cup - water
• 1/2 medium sized - onion, finely chopped
• 4 pearls - garlic
• 1/2 - tomato
• 1/2 tsp - pepper powder
• Garam masala - a generous pinch
• 1 tsp - oil
• 1/2 tsp - butter
• 2 tsp - cream (for garnishing)
• Salt as required
• A few bread slices, cubed in small sizes (toasted)

How to Make Cream of carrot soup

• Cook chopped carrots with 1/2 a cup of water, until it becomes soft; allow it to cool.
• Heat oil in a pan, add onions, garlic with a pinch of salt and saute for few minutes.
• Then add tomato and saute till it becomes mushy.
• Now add cooked carrots and onion tomato mixture to a blender and grind it to a smooth paste.
• Heat a pan, add butter and the ground mixture; fry for a minute or two.
• Now add milk, pepper powder, garam masala powder, required salt and bring it to a short boil.
• Switch off and garnish with cream.
• Serve hot or warm with garlic bread or soup sticks.
• Recipe courtesy: Pachanti