Tomato Rasam

Another rasam recipe which i got from my MIL.Try and enjoy this delicious rasam…..

Ingredients:

Tomato	1(big,chopped)
Garlic	5 cloves(crushed)
Chilly Powder	1/4 tspoon
Pepper Powder	1/2 tspoon
Coriander Powder	1/4 tspoon
Turmeric Powder	1/4 tspoon
Asafoetida Powder	1 pinch
Cumin Seed Powder	3/4 tspoon
Coriander Leaves	1 sprig
Tamarind	1 lemon size
Salt	to taste
Oil	1 tspoon

To Temper:

Oil	1 tspoon
Dry red chilly	2
Mustard	1/2 tspoon
Curry leaves	1 sprig

Preparation:

(1) Soak tamarind in hot water and extract the juice. Add 3 cups of water to it. Mix with salt and keep it aside.

(2) Heat oil in a pan. Add crushed garlic to it and saute till the raw smell goes off. To this add chopped tomato and turmeric powder with little salt.

(3) Saute till tomato turns juicy. Now add chilly powder, coriander powder, pepper powder and cumin seed powder to it and stir till the raw smell goes off.

(4) Pour prepared tamarind juice to it and allow to heat. Mean while temper (kaduvarukkal) with the ingredients shown under the table "to temper". Add it to rasam. Also add asafoetida powder and garnish with  coriander leaves(i didn't used due to out of stock). Your rasam is ready. Close the vessel with a lid to retain the flavor.

Have it with rice…

Tips:

• Don't allow rasam to boil.