Tomato Rasam is the most popular dish in South India. It is an Indian style tomato soup, a simple and super quick dish. There are varieties of rasam available like tomato rasam, Mysore rasam, Milagu rasam, Paruppu rasam, Poondu rasam, and Lemon rasam. Tomato rasam is the most common dish, you can prepare rasam within 15 minutes.
- 2 Tomatoes
- 1 tsp Rasam powder
- 2 tsp Tamarind pulp
- 1 tsp Oil
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp Urad Dal
- 5 crushed Garlic
- 1 pinch Turmeric powder
- 1 pinch Asafoetida
- 1 tsp Ghee/Clarified butter
- 1 tsp Toor dal cooked
- Few Curry leaves
- Coriander leaves fist full
- Salt as needed
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Soak tamarind for 15 minutes, squeeze and extract the pulp.
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Keep ready 3 tsp of cooked toor dal or dal cooked water.
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Chop tomatoes and coriander leaves, and crush the garlic pods.
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Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, urad dal and curry leaves and let them crackle.
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Add the crushed garlic and cook till the nice aroma comes out.
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Add the chopped tomatoes, saute until the tomatoes become mushy.
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Now add rasam powder and cook for a minute.
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Add the turmeric powder, salt and asafoetida, mix everything well.
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Add the required water.
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Add the cooked toor dal and water, bring it to a boil.
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Finally, add ghee and turn off the flame.
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Add the chopped coriander leaves, serve hot with rice and papad.