Tomato Rasam

Tomato rasam, its tangy, healthy and quick recipe for you all to try..

Ingredients

• Tomato 3 nos, sliced
• Garlic 3 cloves, crushed
• Tamerind lemon size
• Red Chilli Powder 1 tsp
• Turmeric Powder 1/4 tsp
• Rasam Powder 2 tsp
• Black Pepper Powder 1/2 tsp
• Asafoetida Powder 1/4 tsp
• Mustard Seeds 1/4 tsp
• Dry Red chilli 2
• Curry Leaves 2 sprigs
• Coriander Leaves few, chopped
• Salt 
• Ghee
• Oil
• Water 2 to 3 cups

Method

Soak tamarind in little warm water for 10 to 15 minutes. 

Heat a kadai with little ghee and oil, put mustard seeds and once its splutter add dry red chilli and one sprig curry leaves. Add sliced tomato and crushed garlic and saute well for 2 minutes. Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, rasam powder and saute for 2 minutes. Squeeze and add tamarind water and 2 cups of water and salt, mix well. Keep it on low flame for 7 to 8 minutes and bring to a boil, add chopped coriander leaves and 1 sprig curry leaves, stir well. Add black pepper powder and asafoetida powder and stir well. Put of the flame and cover and keep for few minutes. Serve hot with rice and pappad.