Tomato Rasam
South Indian cuisine, a thin spicy drink or thin lentil soup, either mixed with rice or drunk by itself (rasam means flavor)
Ingredients
- Cooked Tur Dhal...........................1 cup
- Tomato .......................................3
- Tamarind....................................Small size
- Rasam Powder.............................2 tsp
- Hing( Asafoetida)............ .1/2 tsp
- Turmeric Powder............. 1/2 tsp
- Mustard and Cumin seeds.... 1 tsp each
- Ginger..........................................1 small piece
- Curry Leaves................................ few
- Coriander leaves(chopped) ....... 3 tsp
- Salt to taste
Method
- Heat a pan with water add tamarind, turmeric, rasam powder(red chilli powder and coriander powder).
- Add cut tomatoes salt and hing.The tamarind smell should go.
- After 3 minutes remove the tomatoes and blend the tomatoes, curry leaves and ginger into puree.
- Add this puree and cooked dhal(dilute with 2 cups water ). Stir it well.
- Heat a pan with oil add mustard and cumin seeds.
- When the mustard crackle ,add to the rasam.
- Lastly sprinkle with chopped coriander.(lastly add 1 tsp pepper jeera powder and 1 tsp lemon juice to the rasam) optional)
