TOMATO RASAM

Some time I am fed up of preparing daal in our daily meals so I like to prepare tomato rasam usualy in winter season,hot rasam with steamed rice and papad is delicious….
And this is also my husbands favourite recipe.


INGREDIENTS
Tomatoes                                           3 medium size
Tamarind                                            small lemon size
Onion                                                 1 small
Red chilli                                            2 tbsp
Red chilli powder                                 1 tsp
Pepper powder                                    ½ tsp
Oil                                                     1 tbsp
Cumin seeds                                       ¼ tsp
Mustard seeds                                     ¼ tsp
Asafoetida                                          pinch
Coriander leaves                                 a hand full
Galic pods                                          3-4
Curry leaves                                       5-6
Jiggary                                              ½ tsp
Salt                                                  to taste


METHOD OF PREPARATION

Cook chopped tomatoes and onion with 4 cups of water in a vessel,cook till the tomatoes become soft,now add rasam powder, redchilli powder,pepper powder, tamrind extract, jaggery and salt to it and cook for 5 minutes more.
For seasoning heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds cumin seeds when they crackle add curry leaves, asafetida, crushed garlic and redchillis, now add the cooked tomato to the seasoning pan, add salt to taste and let it boil for 5 minutes again,garnish with chopped coriander leaves.