Spicy Tomato Soup

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste
• 1 teaspoon garam masala
• 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 tablespoon Indian chili powder
• 1/2 cup water, or as needed
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomato puree
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• salt to taste
• 1/3 cup heavy cream or half-and-half (optional)

1. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat; stir in onions and bay leaves, and cook about 5 minutes until the onions begin to soften. Add flour, ginger-garlic paste, garam masala, turmeric, and Indian chili powder. Cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute.
2. Pour the water into the pan, and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom with a wooden spoon. Pour in the tomato puree and thin with additional water to desired consistency. Add sugar and salt; cook until sugar is dissolved and soup is hot, about 5 minutes.
3. Remove bay leaves and serve with cream if desired.

olive oil, onion, bay leaves, flour, gingergarlic, garam masala, ground turmeric, indian chili powder, water, tomato puree, white sugar, salt, heavy cream

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/180724/spicy-tomato-soup/ (may not work)