Wash and put the tomatoes in a broad vessel along with garlic, moong dal ,ginger and bay leaf.
Pressure cook it till 2 – 3 whistles.
Take out the skin from the tomato. Discard the ginger and bay leaf. Keep the excess water in a separate bowl. Blend all the others into a smooth paste.
Strain the ground mixture and discard the tomato seeds. Add little water to adjust the consistency (if needed)
In a pan add butter and pour the blended ingredients and bring it to boil and add a teaspoon of sugar, salt and pepper.
Allow this to boil.
Switch off the flame and add milk (room temperature) or fresh cream.
Mix well and serve hot.
Tomato soup is ready to serve. You can add some bread croutons to this and serve.
