Mushroom and Kumara Soup

Ingredients

• 400g Meadow Mushrooms, sliced
• 500g kumara, peeled and diced
• 2 tsp garlic, crushed
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 carrot, peeled and diced
• 400g can crushed tomatoes
• 2 Tbspn butter
• 3 Tbspn flour
• 6 Tbsp tomato puree
• 1L chicken stock
• 1 bayleaf
• 100ml cream
• ½ cup chives, finely chopped
• salt & ground black pepper