Tomato Rasam Recipe

To make Tomato Rasam, first prepare a dry powder which is called as "rasam power". This is one of the key ingredients to make a spicy rasam.

Heat a pan and put a red chilli, measured quantity of coriander seeds, pepper corns, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, dried curry leaves and roast it dry. After cooling, grind it into a coarse powder and keep it aside.

Mix the tamarind paste in a cup of water. Put the ripe tomatoes into another cup of water and mash it well and keep it.

Heat a pan and put ½ tbsp of ghee into it.once it melts pour this tomato water into it and let the tomatoes soften. Now add the required amount of salt, a pinch of hing, turmeric, jeera powder, pepper powder and finally the rasam powder to it. Let it boil for 4-5 minutes until you get a spicy flavor out of it. At last, add the tamarind water, jaggery and the required quantity of water to it and simmer the stove and let it cook for 1-2 minutes to make tomato rasam.

Heat ghee in a pan and once its heated, put a tsp of mustard seeds into the pan. When it starts spluttering, put jeera, one red chilly, curry leaves and a pinch of hing to it. Saute well and pour it over the cooked rasam. Sprinkle the chopped coriander leaves over it and serve it hot with steamed rice or it can also be used as an appetizer before a meal.