Pumpkin soup

Ingredients :

• Pumpkin - 1/2 kg or 1 cup
• Onion - 1
• Butter - 1 Tsp
• Bay leaf
• Black pepper - 6-7
• Basil 
• Water - 2 Cups
• Salt

Procedure :

1.  Peel Pumpkin and chop it onto pieces.
2. Chop Onion.
3. Heat butter in a cooker or heavy bottom pan.
4. Add a bay leaf and pepper.
5.  Add onion and fry or 1 minute.
6. Add Pumpkin pieces and mix well.
7. Pour water and basil.
8. Cover the lid and cook up to one whistle.
9. Remove bay leaf.
10. Using hand mixer or grinder grind Pumpkin.
11. Strain with a strainer. 
12. Adjust consistency by adding water. 
13. Add salt as per taste and boil the mixer.
14. Serve hot.