Tomato Rasam Recipe - Best For A Winter Supper

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By Anjana Ns

Saturday, September 17, 2011, 10:20

For south Indians, nothing tastes the best as rasam, as rice is their staple food. Any restaurant in south India will serve rasam, that too most popularly the tomato rasams. Tomatoes are very low in calories and fat. They are a rich source of dietary fiber, minerals and vitamins, so take a look to know how to go about with the spicy tomato rasam recipe.

Tomato Rasam Recipe – Best South Indian Recipe For A Winter Supper

Ingredients:

1. 2 Tomatoes
2. 2 tsps rasam powder (chili powder, cardamom powder, coriander powder, gram dal and urad dal powder)
3. ' cup curry leaves
4. A piece of jaggery
5. Salt as per requirement
6. Turmeric
7. 1 cup toor dal
8. 1 tsp of oil
9. Pinch of asafoetida
10. 1 tsp mustard seeds
11. 3-4 tsps of tamarind juice

How To Make Tomato Rasam?

1. Pressure cook toor dal with pinch of turmeric and a few drops of oil.

2. In a vessel, add a glass of water, chopped tomatoes, rasam powder, salt, tamarind juice, curry leaves, coriander leaves, jaggery and wait until the mixture boils well.

3. Add the cooked toor dal, stir well (If you want the rasam to be more watery, you can add some more water) and your tasty tomato rasam is ready.

4. Season rasam with fried mustard seeds, curry leaves and asafoetida.

Enjoy the hot rasam with plain boiled rice and ghee.