Recipe for tomato soup

This is the recipe I use to make tomato soup. Learnt the same from my mom. This takes excellent and is very filling too.
Ingredients
Ripe tomatoes 5-6
Carrots 2-3
Onions 1-2
Cardamom 2-3
Cinnamon sticks 3-4
Cloves 3-4
bay leaf 1
Black pepper(optional)
Method:
Chop the onions length wise.Peel and grate the carrots and chop the tomatoes .
Heat 3-4 tablespoons of oil in a frying pan and add the spices.Fry for 2 mins and then add the onions.
After the onions become soft and transparent add the grated carrot.Fry for 2-3 mins and then add the chopped tomatoes.
Add 3 cups of water to the pan.Add salt and cover it with a lid.After the vegetablea are well cooked put off the heat and let the mixture cool down.
After it cools grind it to a fine paste in a mixer and strain it through a sieve with fine holes(so that you donot get the pulp into the soup) to get the juice.Repeat this process until u have extracted all the juice and u r left with the pulp.
Take the juice into a vessel and add water as per requirement(if it is too thick).
Add half a spoon of sugar,salt if required and 2-3 spoons of cornflour dissolved in cold water to the soup.
Bring it to a boil.Serve hot with fresh cream and soup sticks.

Jyoti