Tomato vegetable soup

Ingredients

• 2 tomatoes (sliced thinly)
• 1/2 carrot (cubed into medium size pieces)
• 1 potato (cubed into medium size pieces)
• 10 French beans (remove strings and sliced into 1/2 inch length)
• 1/4 cauliflower (cut into florets)
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
• 4 shallots (sliced)
• 1 inch ginger (sliced)
• 1 tbsp butter
• 2-3 sprigs coriander leaves (sliced)
• 1-2 sprigs springs onions (sliced)
• 3-4 cups vegetable stock (more or less depending on how soupy your prefer)
• Pepper
• Salt to taste