Tomato Madras Soup

Ingredients

 * 500g tomatoes, chopped
 * 1/2 cup grated coconut
 * 1/2 tsp pepper powder
 * 2 onions, chopped
 * 100g carrots, chopped
 * 2 slices bread
 * salt to taste

For white sauce:
 * 50g all-purpose flour (maida)
 * 300 ml milk
 * 50g ghee or butter

Directions
Mix tomatoes, carrots, onions along with salt and bring to a boil by adding 4 glasses of water. Add grated coconut to the tomatoes mixture and remove from heat. Let it cool for some time. When cooled, blend to a fine puree. Sieve the mixture and separate from the pulp. To this, add white sauce, pepper powder and bring to a boil again for few minutes. Serve with toasted bread slices.

For white sauce: Heat ghee in a pan and roast the flour for few minutes. Mix the flour well by adding milk slowly. A thick sauce forms. Remove from heat and preserve.