Almond Soup

Ingredients for Almond Soup:
Almonds 20-25
Butter 1-1/2 tbsp
Cloves 5-6
Onion (chopped) 1
Carrot (chopped) 1
White sauce 1 cup
Milk 2 cups
Salt to taste
White pepper powder 1/4 tsp
Fresh cream 1/2 cup
For White Sauce:
Butter 2 tbsp
Flour 2 tbsp
Milk 1 cup
Salt a pinch
Black pepper a pinch
Milk to thin the sauce

Method:

To make the white sauce:
First melt butter, add in the flour.
Toast it and add the salt and black pepper.
Remove from stove and add the milk. 
Keep aside. 

Soak the almonds in warm water for half an hour. 
Peel and slice half of them into thin slivers. 
Toast them till golden. 
Heat the butter, add cloves, onion and carrot and sauté till translucent. 
Add the remaining half of the almonds and sauté for a few minutes. 
Add one cup of water and boil for five minutes. 
Strain and make a puree of vegetables and almonds. 
Dilute the white sauce with milk or water and mix it with the puree. 
Put in a pan and heat. 
Bring it to boil, reduce heat, add cream and simmer for five minutes. 
Adjust salt and pepper powder. 
Garnish with the toasted almond slivers and serve hot.

Almond Soup by Zarnak Sidhwa

Zarnak's wardrobe for this episode was sponsored by Ali's Aplic Collection.