Heat oil in a deep dish, add garlic and saute for a few seconds then add onions and bay leaves, cook till onions become translucent.

Add salt and pepper to taste.
Now add cauliflower florets, mix well and add water to it, let it boil and cook covered on a medium flame for 15-20 minutes.

Open the lid, and check the cauliflower, it would have become become soft.
Then using a hand blender process it into a soup.

Add cashew paste/ milk to the soup.
Then put it back on gas and add nutritional yeast(you can skip this,). Serve hot with some roasted cauliflower and garlic and some extra virgin olive oil.