TOMATO RASAM

Posted on April 17, 2020 Updated on April 17, 2020

Rasam Tomato, Tomato Rasam

Tomato Rasam
Ingredients
Fresh tomato – 2 (chopped)
Lemon – 1
Garlic cloves – 4(crushed)
Dry red chili – 1
Curry leaves – 10 (chopped)
Punch phuran / mustard seeds – 1/2 Tsp
Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
Ghee – 1 Tsp
Salt to taste
For fresh rasam powder:
Dry Red chili – 2
Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida(Hing) – 1/4 tsp
Fenugreek seeds – 1/2 tsp
Yellow lentil – 1 tbsp
Black pepper – 8
Garlic clove – 2
Curry leaves
Ghee – 1 tsp

Method
1. Heat oil in a pan, add yellow lentil, cumin seeds, black pepper, red chili, fenugreek, and asafoetida, garlic, curry leaves, saute the ingredients sometime on low flame, Then make a powder. Now fresh rasam powder is ready.
2. Heat a pan add fresh tomato, salt, and turmeric mix well cover cook on low flame until tomato fully boiled,( if you like add tamarind pulp) and pour 1-liter water and cover with a lid and boil all the ingredients ones boiling add fresh rasam powder, cover and boil for ten minutes on medium flame.
3. After ten minutes of boiling, Heat ghee in a pan, in the same pan add dry red chili and punch phuran ,wait for it to crackle, add curry leaves, saute just seconds , add crushed garlic. Saute it, and transfer boiled tomato rasam and immediately cover with a lid to tap the aroma, boil the rasam once again, put off the burner, and add fresh lemon juice, if you do not use tamarind and mix well.
4. Tomato Rasam is ready to serve as a side dish and soup also. Rasam is a south Indian recipe. Click here to see the video .