Eggplant Soup(Greek) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 medium eggplant
2 large garlic cloves
1 small onion, quartered
2 carrots (in chunks)
1 potato (medium)
2 tsp. dried ginger
pepper and salt
1 tsp. basil
1/2 tsp. cumin
bay leaf
1 beef bouillon cube
1 c. milk*

Preparation

Put all in saucepan, except milk; add water \"half way up\" and boil until soft.
Remove bay leaf.
Have eggplant, skin on, cut in chunks, and potato, cut in chunks.