Tomato Rasam Recipes | Easy South Indian Recipes | Rasam Recipe

Ingredients :

• 3 big ripe tomatoes
• 2 cups of dal water (boil dal in a cooker with excess water, mash the dal and use just the water)
• Salt to taste
• Peppercorns - 6 or 9
• Jeera - 1 tsp
• Coarsely powder the pepper and jeera in a mortal-pestle
• Mustard seeds - for the tadka
• Curry leaves - for the tadka
• Ghee - for the tadka
• Fresh finely chopped coriander leaves - For garnishing

Method :

• Boil the tomatoes and peel of the skin. Mash them till you get a nice rich pulp. In a round neck vessel, heat the pulp with a cup of water, salt and powdered pepper and jeera.
• Bring it to boil and leave it on for another 2 minutes before adding the dal water. Reduce heat and wait till it starts to either froth or starts to steam. Remove from heat.
• Heat ghee. Add mustard seeds, curry leaves and a pinch of pepper powder (optional) and add it to the rasam.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with rice.