Tomato Soup

It was snowing this Thursday on the new year's eve and we all were at home.  I craved for a hot bowl of soup instead of regular dhaal chawal.  I made hot tomato soup along with flat bread.   Everybody has their own version of tomato soup.  Here goes mine.

Ingredients:
Plum tomatoes - 4 to 5 chopped
red onion - 1 chopped
garlic - 1 clove
ginger - 1 small piece
salt to taste
milk or cream - I used 2% milk 2.5 cups.
water
chili powder - 1/4 tsp
dry basil leaves
oil - 1 tsp for frying
grated Parmesan cheese

This is a very simple and one pot dish. Heat the pot and fry onion, ginger, garlic until they turn transparent. Then add chopped tomatoes and fry it and add little water and close it with a lid and let it cook for 5 to 7 minutes. You can see that tomatoes looks mushy. Now you can directly use a hand blender and grind it or use a food processor to grind it. Now add the heavy cream/milk, salt, chili powder , water depending upon the consistency and let it simmer. Finally add the basil leaves. Serve it hot in a bowl topped with Parmesan cheese. Grilled cheese sandwich , flat-bread or some fine old cracker tastes good with this soup. Enjoy.